Milton Keynes, facing a high crime situation, is ranked 4th among nearby boroughs for its crime rate. In 2023, the area reported 29,908 criminal incidents against a population of 287,060, resulting in a crime rate of 104.19 per 1,000 residents, a slight decrease of 2.64% from the previous year.
The predominant crimes in Milton Keynes include Violence and sexual offences (41.0%), Vehicle crime (8.2%), and Anti-social behaviour (8.1%), with the less common being Bicycle theft (1.1%), Robbery (1.0%), and Possession of weapons (0.8%).
Of the 19 wards, Central Milton Keynes (331.3), Woughton & Fishermead (160.9), and Bletchley Park (125.4) have the highest crime rates, whereas Newport Pagnell North & Hanslope (61.8), Newport Pagnell South (53.6), and Olney (44.9) are notably safer.
In Milton Keynes, there were increases in Public order by 1.72% in 2020 and 6.24% in 2021, Shoplifting by 3.09% in 2023, Vehicle crime by 2.89% in 2022, and Violence and sexual offences by 5.91% in 2020 and 6.79% in 2021. Conversely, there was a decrease in Anti-social behaviour by 1.76% in 2022, Other theft by 2.53% in 2020, Public order by 3.12% in 2023, Shoplifting by 3.53% in 2020, Vehicle crime by 2.87% in 2020 and 2.61% in 2021.