Total Crime Rate
227.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
80.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026High Street South area has the highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Olney , and the 66th 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 High Street South (MK46 4AA) in the last 12 months was 227.3 per 1,000 residents and was 408.3% higher than the Olney average (44.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 80.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around High Street South (MK46 4AA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Berrells Court, where police recorded 22 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Palmers Road (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Olney| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Berrells Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Silver End | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Berrells Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Oakdown Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Police Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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