Crime Rate in Broughton, ward

Broughton has the 8th lowest crime rate of 19 wards in Milton Keynes district and the 3138th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South East), it has the 435th highest crime rate of 1,269 wards.

The overall crime rate in Broughton in the last 12 months was 73.5 per 1,000 residents and was 29.8% lower than the Milton Keynes district average (104.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Broughton’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 621 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 12 cases , down -14.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 91.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 790 (≈ 34.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 2.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 17.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Broughton ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Supermarket, with 74 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Grimbold Court (24 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.