Postcode · Milton Keynes
Crime in MK8 1AA
How much crime is recorded in MK8 1AA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Shenley Wood & Crownhill
- Council
- Milton Keynes
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 3,684 (2024)
MK8 1AAMilton Keynes
How safe is MK8 1AA
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 16.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the MK8 1AA area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
16.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
27
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 1AANational
Violence and sexual offences14.123.6
Burglary5.79.1
Anti-social behaviour4.310.7
Criminal damage and arson2.24.7
Other theft1.74.5
Vehicle crime1.53.5
Public order0.94.6
Other crime0.81.5
Drugs0.32.4
Theft from the person0.22.1
Shoplifting0.28.4
Possession of weapons0.00.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 49% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.