Total Crime Rate

69.5 per 1,000 6/10 Β· Typical

All offences Β· 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 69.5 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.3 6/10
  • Other crime 10.5 9/10
  • Burglary 8.4 8/10
  • Robbery 8.4 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.3 6/10
  • Drugs 4.2 5/10
  • Other theft 4.2 4/10
  • Public order 2.1 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Wardle Place area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 20 local areas in Central Milton Keynes , and the 370th highest crime rate of 855 local areas in Milton Keynes .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wardle Place (MK6 2XU) in the last 12 months was 69.5 per 1,000 residents and was 80.7% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (β‰ˆ 35.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 41.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wardle Place (MK6 2XU), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 157 crimes here, including 68 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Wardle Place area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Theft from the person Cartwright Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Douglas Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Douglas Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Duckworth Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Evans Gate Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket β€”
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket β€”
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Sutcliffe Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour South Fifth Street β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences South Fifth Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences South Fifth Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Hospital Under investigation

Data Sources

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