Total Crime Rate

106.9 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

66.5 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 106.9 8/10
  • Violent crimes 66.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 49.9 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.3 9/10
  • Public order 11.9 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.1 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.8 3/10
  • Burglary 4.8 5/10
  • Other crime 4.8 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.8 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.4 2/10
  • Drugs 2.4 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Underwood Place area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 20 local areas in Central Milton Keynes , and the 228th highest crime rate of 852 local areas in Milton Keynes .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Underwood Place (MK6 2SJ) in the last 12 months was 106.9 per 1,000 residents and was 69.1% 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 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 66.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Underwood Place (MK6 2SJ), the main crime hotspot is near Further/Higher Educational Building. Police recorded 41 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Underwood Place area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Illingworth Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brearley Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ames Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Further/Higher Educational Building Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Trueman Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hearne Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Illingworth Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Illingworth Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Illingworth Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ulyett Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Malbons Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fryday Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Illingworth Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brearley Avenue Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Titchmarsh Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wynyard Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Wynyard Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wynyard Court
Apr 2026Vehicle crime The Oval Under investigation

Data Sources

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