What is the crime rate in milton keynes?

As of March 2026, milton keynes has an annual crime rate of 93.85 per 1,000 residents, based on 2,781 recorded offences in the latest month.

How does milton keynes rank nationally for crime?

milton keynes ranks #43 out of 330 local authorities by total crime volume.

What is the most common crime in milton keynes?

The most common crime type in milton keynes is Violence & Sexual Offences with 1,058 incidents in March 2026, accounting for 38.0% of all crime.

March 2026 Source: Thames Valley Police Police

milton keynes Crime Intelligence Report

milton keynes recorded 2,781 crimes in March 2026, equating to a crime rate of 9.34 per 1,000 residents. This places milton keynes at #43 of 330 local authorities nationally by total crime volume. Crime has increased by 29.5% compared to the previous month. Year-on-year, crime levels are 14.3% higher.

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Data Sources:Police.ukONS Census 2021HM Land Registry Period: March 2026 • Updated monthly

Total Crimes

2,781

trending_up +29.5% vs last month

Annual Crime Rate

93.85per 1k

Moderate

National Safety

#223of 330

Ranked by annual rate

National Population

287,060

Estimated population

12-Month Crime Trend

Monthly Totals

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Incident Distribution

Top Locations

Location Reference	Crime Breakdown	Primary Count
On or near Parking Area Map	Violence and sexual offences: 68	68
On or near Supermarket Map	Shoplifting: 47 Robbery: 4	47
On or near Police Station Map	Violence and sexual offences: 33 Drugs: 7 Criminal damage and arson: 7	33
On or near Shopping Area Map	Shoplifting: 41 Public order: 5	41
On or near Parking Area Map	Shoplifting: 30 Criminal damage and arson: 13	30
On or near Petrol Station Map	Shoplifting: 41	41
On or near Parking Area Map	Anti-social behaviour: 36 Other crime: 4	36
On or near Secklow Gate Map	Shoplifting: 37	37
On or near Watling Terrace Map	Violence and sexual offences: 36	36
On or near Simpson Map	Anti-social behaviour: 18 Criminal damage and arson: 6 Vehicle crime: 4	18

Crime Breakdown

March 2026

2,781 Total

Violence & Sexual Offences

1,058

38.0%

Shoplifting

315

11.3%

Anti-social Behaviour

291

10.5%

Other Theft

219

7.9%

Public Order

203

7.3%

Vehicle Crime

180

6.5%

Criminal Damage & Arson

175

6.3%

Burglary

117

4.2%

Drug Offences

3.3%

Other Crime

1.8%

Robbery

1.2%

Weapons Possession

0.7%

Theft from Person

0.6%

Bicycle Theft

0.4%

Stop & Search

March 2026

1,604

Total Stops

9.4%

Arrest Rate

108

Neighbourhoods

Reason for Stop

Controlled drugs

1,069

Offensive weapons

241

Stolen goods

197

Article for use in theft

Articles for use in criminal damage

Firearms

Fireworks

Psychoactive substances

Outcome

A no further action disposal1,138

Community resolution273

Arrest150

Not recorded12

Khat or Cannabis warning10

Penalty Notice for Disorder9

Summons / charged by post6

Caution (simple or conditional)6

Gender

Male1,324

Female240

Other28

Officer-Defined Ethnicity

Self-defined where available

65.4%

White

16.5%

Asian

16.0%

Black

2.2%

Other

Stop & search data published by Thames Valley Police under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: police.uk.

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Ward Safety Rankings

19 wards

Highest Crime

#	Ward	Crimes	Rate
1	Central Milton Keynes	543	228.4
2	Woughton & Fishermead	298	136.7
3	Bletchley East	218	120.1
4	Wolverton	183	105.5
5	Bletchley Park	119	76.3

Safest Wards

	Ward	Crimes	Rate
shield	Olney	55	4.4
shield	Newport Pagnell North & Hanslope	63	4.7
shield	Tattenhoe	66	5.1
shield	Loughton & Shenley	114	4.7
shield	Bletchley West	81	4.5

Growth Analysis

Month-on-Monthtrending_up +29.5%

Year-on-Yeartrending_up +14.3%

12m Rolling Trendtrending_up +0.7%

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Crime rates are calculated per 1,000 residents using ONS Census 2021 population data. Rankings cover all 330 local authorities in England & Wales.

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