Total Crime Rate

405.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

108.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 405.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 226.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 108.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 61.3 9/10
  • Public order 37.7 10/10
  • Other theft 18.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.2 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.2 8/10
  • Burglary 9.4 8/10
  • Drugs 9.4 8/10
  • Robbery 9.4 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.7 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
level: zoom:
Map is loading…

Crime overview

Wood Lane area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 89 local areas in Campbell Park & Old Woughton , and the 28th highest crime rate of 852 local areas in Milton Keynes .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wood Lane (MK14 5AZ) in the last 12 months was 405.7 per 1,000 residents and was 382.6% higher than the Campbell Park & Old Woughton average (84.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 48 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 108.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -8.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wood Lane (MK14 5AZ), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 78 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

View Crime In Milton Keynes

Crime Over Time in Wood Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Heathercroft Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Pipard Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crosslands Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crosslands Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crosslands Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crosslands Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Crosslands Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 15 of 15

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.

↑