Total Crime Rate

109.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

77.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 109.5 8/10
  • Violent crimes 77.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 60.8 9/10
  • Public order 17.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.3 6/10
  • Burglary 4.9 5/10
  • Other theft 4.9 5/10
  • Theft from the person 4.9 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.9 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.4 1/10
  • Shoplifting 2.4 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
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

Underwood Place area has the 10th highest crime rate of 20 local areas in Central Milton Keynes , and the 222nd highest crime rate of 852 local areas in Milton Keynes .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Underwood Place (MK6 2NJ) in the last 12 months was 109.5 per 1,000 residents and was 68.3% lower than the Central Milton Keynes average (345.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 77.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Underwood Place (MK6 2NJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Illingworth Place, where police recorded 24 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Milburn Avenue (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Underwood Place area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bridgeford Court
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ulyett Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime The Oval Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wynyard Court
Apr 2026Public order Wynyard Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wynyard Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bridgeford Court
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brearley Avenue Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brearley Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leyland Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barrington Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Leyland Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Milburn Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Johnston Place Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Johnston Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Appleyard Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bridgeford Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Evans Gate
Apr 2026Public order Bridgeford Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Barrington Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Bridgeford Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Illingworth Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Illingworth Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Duckworth Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hearne Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Illingworth Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Titchmarsh Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Illingworth Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Illingworth Place Under investigation

Data Sources

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