Total Crime Rate

255.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

68.7 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 255.9 10/10
  • Shoplifting 82.9 9/10
  • Violent crimes 68.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 49.8 8/10
  • Other theft 33.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.3 9/10
  • Burglary 16.6 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.2 9/10
  • Public order 11.9 8/10
  • Robbery 7.1 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.7 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.7 7/10
  • Drugs 4.7 5/10
  • Other crime 4.7 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 3rd highest crime rate of 20 local areas in Central Milton Keynes , and the 60th 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 Underwood Place (MK6 2TT) in the last 12 months was 255.9 per 1,000 residents and was 26.0% 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 Shoplifting with 35 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 68.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Underwood Place (MK6 2TT), 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

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brearley Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wynyard Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brearley Avenue Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fryday Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Malbons Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ulyett Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Illingworth Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Illingworth Place 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 2026Violence and sexual offences Illingworth Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Illingworth Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Illingworth Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Further/Higher Educational Building Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Wynyard Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wynyard Court —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime The Oval Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hearne Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Titchmarsh Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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