Crime Rate in Wolverton, ward

Wolverton has the 4th highest crime rate of 19 wards in Milton Keynes district and the 1315th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South East), it has the 154th highest crime rate of 1,269 wards.

The overall crime rate in Wolverton in the last 12 months was 113.4 per 1,000 residents and was 8.4% higher than the Milton Keynes district average (104.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Wolverton’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 787 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 9 cases , down -55.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 64.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -55.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 978 (≈ 60.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -23.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Wolverton ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Buckingham Street. Police recorded 121 crimes here, including 100 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.