Milton Keynes crime stats
The overall crime rate in Milton Keynes city is 117.9 crimes per 1,000 which is 117% of the national crime average. Most crimes, 10.7k crimes were violent crimes which is 38.9% of all crimes committed in the area. Violent crime rate is at 129% of national crime rate. Burglary crime was the fastest growing crime and it increased by 15.1% over the last twelve months.The category of "vehicle crime" is the highest ranking crime category when category crime rate is compared to the national average. Vehicle crime rate is at 151% of national crime rate which puts Milton Keynes on 23. position out of 99 England's and Wales' cities in this crime category. Vehicle crime makes up 6.6% of all crimes committed in the area. As of October 2026 vehicle crime totalled 1.8k representing a decrease 5.5% year-over-year.
Crime Statistics Breakdown: Share, Ranking, National Comparison, Volume, and Annual Change for Milton Keynes city| Crime statistic | Share of all crimes | Ranking (99 cities) | % of national crime rate | Crime volume | % annual change |
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| Violent crime | 38.9% | 51. highest | 129% | 10.7k | -1.2% |
| Shoplifting crime | 11.1% | 37. highest | 148% | 3.0k | 1.1% |
| Antisocial behaviour crime | 10.0% | 24. lowest | 73% | 2.7k | -2.6% |
| Public order crime | 7.4% | 52. highest | 125% | 2.0k | 0.8% |
| Other theft crime | 7.3% | 21. highest | 129% | 2.0k | 8.4% |
| Criminal damage and arson crime | 7.0% | 47. lowest | 117% | 1.9k | -2.4% |
| Vehicle crime | 6.6% | 23. highest | 151% | 1.8k | -5.5% |
| Burglary crime | 3.3% | 48. highest | 104% | 892 | 15.1% |
| Drugs crime | 3.2% | 48. lowest | 111% | 880 | 4.5% |
| Other crime | 1.8% | 38. lowest | 97% | 497 | 9.5% |
| Robbery crime | 1.2% | 47. lowest | 100% | 331 | -5.4% |
| Theft from the person crime | 0.8% | 29. highest | 56% | 228 | 0.9% |
| Bicycle theft crime | 0.8% | 51. lowest | 114% | 227 | -23.3% |
| Possession of weapons crime | 0.6% | 9. lowest | 69% | 162 | -26.4% |
| Crime statistic | Share of all crimes | Crime rate ranking | % of national crime rate | Crime volume | % annual change |
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Milton Keynes crime rate by crime statistic
This graph compares crime rate in Milton Keynes city to the national crime rate for each crime statistic.
Crime Rate Comparison: Milton Keynes city vs. England & Wales| Crime statistic | Milton Keynes city crime rate | England and Wales - national crime rate |
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| Anti-social behaviour | 11.8 | 16.0 |
| Bicycle theft | 1.0 | 0.9 |
| Burglary | 3.8 | 3.7 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 8.2 | 7.0 |
| Drugs | 3.8 | 3.4 |
| Other crime | 2.1 | 2.2 |
| Other theft | 8.6 | 6.7 |
| Possession of weapons | 0.7 | 1.0 |
| Public order | 8.7 | 6.9 |
| Robbery | 1.4 | 1.4 |
| Shoplifting | 13.1 | 8.8 |
| Theft from the person | 1.0 | 1.7 |
| Vehicle crime | 7.8 | 5.2 |
| Violent crime | 45.9 | 35.7 |
Milton Keynes overall crime rate by year
Overall crime rate per 1000 workday people compared to the national crime rate by year.
Milton Keynes crime rate comparison map
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