Total Crime Rate

438.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

224.5 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 438.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 224.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 205.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 68.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 52.0 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 27.0 10/10
  • Drugs 20.8 10/10
  • Burglary 16.6 10/10
  • Other theft 16.6 9/10
  • Public order 16.6 9/10
  • Other crime 8.3 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.1 1/10
  • Robbery 2.1 1/10
  • Shoplifting 2.1 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.
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Crime overview

Wharfside area has the 5th highest crime rate of 105 local areas in Bletchley East , and the 23rd 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 Wharfside (MK2 2AZ) in the last 12 months was 438.7 per 1,000 residents and was 220.9% higher than the Bletchley East average (136.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 99 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 108 (≈ 224.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -0.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 27.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wharfside (MK2 2AZ), the main crime hotspot is near Watling Terrace. Police recorded 88 crimes here, including 50 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Wharfside area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Watling Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Saracens' Wharf Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Saracens' Wharf Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Brick Field Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brick Field Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Millward Drive —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime The Sidings Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Sidings Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Watling Terrace —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Watling Terrace —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Watling Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Watling Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Watling Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Sycamore Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary St Margaret Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Watling Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Watling Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Margaret Court Under investigation
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Data Sources

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