Total Crime Rate

374.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 374.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 166.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 47.8 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 43.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 35.3 10/10
  • Other theft 25.0 10/10
  • Public order 20.8 9/10
  • Drugs 14.6 9/10
  • Other crime 8.3 9/10
  • Burglary 6.2 6/10
  • Robbery 4.2 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.1 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Wharfside area has the 7th highest crime rate of 106 local areas in Bletchley East , and the 31st highest crime rate of 855 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 374.2 per 1,000 residents and was 179.9% higher than the Bletchley East average (133.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 80 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 250.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 93 (≈ 193.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 104.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wharfside (MK2 2AZ), the main crime hotspot is near Watling Terrace. Police recorded 95 crimes here, including 66 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 (30/48)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Millward Drive —
Sep 2025Robbery Aylesbury Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Millward Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Millward Drive —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Millward Drive —
Sep 2025Drugs Brick Field Local resolution
Sep 2025Burglary Aylesbury Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Brick Field Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Saracens' Wharf —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Watling Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Watling Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Watling Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Aylesbury Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Lock View Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Millward Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lock View Lane —
Sep 2025Other theft High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Aylesbury Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Aylesbury Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Aylesbury Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Millward Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Aylesbury Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Watling Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Watling Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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