Total Crime Rate

55.7 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 55.7 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.2 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.3 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.0 4/10
  • Burglary 4.6 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.3 1/10
  • Drugs 2.3 1/10
  • Other theft 2.3 1/10
  • Public order 2.3 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.3 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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
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

High Street area has the 8th highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Olney , and the 399th lowest crime rate of 855 local areas in Milton Keynes .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around High Street (MK46 4ED) in the last 12 months was 55.7 per 1,000 residents and was 26.5% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 233.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 25.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 175.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 37.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Street (MK46 4ED), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Berrells Court, where police recorded 18 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in High Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Spring Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Palmers Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Stanley Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stanley Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary High Street South Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting A509 Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Badgers Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Palmers Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation

Data Sources

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