Total Crime Rate

282.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 282.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 78.2 9/10
  • Other theft 49.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 47.4 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 23.7 10/10
  • Public order 21.3 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 19.0 10/10
  • Burglary 14.2 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.2 9/10
  • Robbery 7.1 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.7 3/10
  • Drugs 2.4 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

The Oval area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 20 local areas in Central Milton Keynes , and the 50th highest crime rate of 855 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 The Oval (MK6 2TW) in the last 12 months was 282.0 per 1,000 residents and was 21.6% lower than the Central Milton Keynes average (359.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 33 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 75.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -45.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 12.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Oval (MK6 2TW), the main crime hotspot is near Further/Higher Educational Building. Police recorded 32 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in The Oval area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Oval Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hearne Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hearne Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hearne Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Hearne Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Illingworth Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Devereux Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Brearley Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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