Total Crime Rate
67.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
31.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Harlequin Place area has the 8th highest crime rate of 33 local areas in Shenley Brook End , and the 386th highest 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 Harlequin Place (MK5 7FF) in the last 12 months was 67.6 per 1,000 residents and was 7.4% lower than the Shenley Brook End average (73.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 31.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Harlequin Place (MK5 7FF), the main crime hotspot is near Wimborne Crescent. Police recorded 147 crimes here, including 29 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Shenley Brook End| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Wimborne Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Wimborne Crescent | — |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Alderney Place | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Alderney Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Wimborne Crescent | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Wimborne Crescent | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Wimborne Crescent | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Wimborne Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Wimborne Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Wimborne Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Wimborne Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Wimborne Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Wimborne Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Wimborne Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Fossey Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Wimborne Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Wimborne Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Wimborne Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Wimborne Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Wimborne Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Wimborne Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wimborne Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wimborne Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wimborne Crescent | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wimborne Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Upperwood Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wimborne Crescent | Under investigation |
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