Total Crime Rate

58.2 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

17.1 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 58.2 6/10
  • Shoplifting 27.4 7/10
  • Violent crimes 17.1 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.1 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.9 5/10
  • Burglary 3.4 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.4 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

High Street area has the 6th highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Olney , and the 409th lowest crime rate of 852 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 4EF) in the last 12 months was 58.2 per 1,000 residents and was 30.2% higher than the Olney average (44.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 14.3% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 17.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -78.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Street (MK46 4EF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Berrells Court, where police recorded 22 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
Apr 2026Other crime Dartmouth Road Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Apr 2026Shoplifting Berrells Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Berrells Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Police Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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