Postcode · Milton Keynes
Crime in MK8 0PL
How much crime is recorded in MK8 0PL, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Shenley Wood & Crownhill
- Council
- Milton Keynes
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,168 (2024)
MK8 0PLMilton Keynes
How safe is MK8 0PL
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 19.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the MK8 0PL area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
19.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
29
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
MK8 0PLNational
Violence and sexual offences14.623.6
Burglary8.69.1
Vehicle crime3.33.5
Criminal damage and arson2.64.7
Other theft2.14.5
Anti-social behaviour1.910.7
Public order1.94.6
Drugs0.62.4
Theft from the person0.12.1
Shoplifting0.08.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 18% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.