Postcode district · Milton Keynes
Crime in MK9
How much crime is recorded in MK9, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Milton Keynes
- Region
- South East
- Population
- 9,662 (2024)
How safe is MK9
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 75.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in MK9, more than double the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 9 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
9/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
75.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
194
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).
MK9National
Violence and sexual offences55.323.6
Shoplifting47.98.4
Burglary25.99.1
Other theft15.84.5
Public order15.04.6
Vehicle crime12.23.5
Anti-social behaviour12.110.7
Criminal damage and arson11.24.7
Drugs9.02.4
Theft from the person3.22.1
Robbery2.91.4
Bicycle theft2.41.0
Other crime2.11.5
Possession of weapons1.70.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 22% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
25
50
75
100
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.