Total Crime Rate

68.8 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 68.8 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 44.2 8/10
  • Other theft 14.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.9 3/10
  • Public order 4.9 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Cowper Street area has the 4th highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Olney , and the 375th 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 Cowper Street (MK46 4BW) in the last 12 months was 68.8 per 1,000 residents and was 56.4% higher than the Olney average (44.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( 80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 49.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 81.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 880.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cowper Street (MK46 4BW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Osier Way, where police recorded 18 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cowper Street (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Cowper Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Badgers Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Swan Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Swan Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Osier Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft B565 Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Midland Road —
Sep 2025Shoplifting A509 Under investigation
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Data Sources

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