Crime Rate in Central Milton Keynes, ward

Central Milton Keynes has the highest crime rate of 19 wards in Milton Keynes district and the 66th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South East), it has the 8th highest crime rate of 1,269 wards.

The overall crime rate in Central Milton Keynes in the last 12 months was 359.8 per 1,000 residents and was 243.8% higher than the Milton Keynes district average (104.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Central Milton Keynes’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 1,829 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 52 cases , down -11.9% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 31.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -38.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2,495 (≈ 143.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -0.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -14.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Central Milton Keynes ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 1704 crimes here, including 527 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.