Total Crime Rate

127.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 127.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 58.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.1 5/10
  • Drugs 8.1 8/10
  • Other crime 8.1 9/10
  • Public order 8.1 6/10
  • Other theft 6.1 6/10
  • Shoplifting 4.1 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

High Street area has the 7th highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Wolverton , and the 168th highest crime rate of 855 local areas in Milton Keynes .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around High Street (MK13 0BU) in the last 12 months was 127.5 per 1,000 residents and was 12.4% higher than the Wolverton average (113.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 2 cases , down -80.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 66.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 13.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 153.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Street (MK13 0BU), the main crime hotspot is near Rowlandson Way. Police recorded 34 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in High Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bridgeway Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rowlandson Way —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Church Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Rowlandson Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Church Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bridge Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Thompson Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Rowlandson Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime King Edward Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St James Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St James Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chipperfield Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bridgeway Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chipperfield Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting High Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wooton Court Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Drugs Rowlandson Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Newport Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Harwood Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rowlandson Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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