Total Crime Rate
110.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
38.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Mow Mead area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Olney , and the 218th 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 Mow Mead (MK46 5EF) in the last 12 months was 110.1 per 1,000 residents and was 146.1% 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 14 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 ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 38.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 87.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Mow Mead (MK46 5EF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Osier Way, where police recorded 17 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Rabans Close (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Olney| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Dartmouth Road | Further investigation is not in the public interest |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Hawkswood | Under investigation |
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