Total Crime Rate
2742.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025South Row area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 111 local areas in Broughton , and the 4th 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 South Row (MK9 1BL) in the last 12 months was 2742.5 per 1,000 residents and was 3632.3% higher than the Broughton average (73.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 231 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 7 cases , up 16.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -53.8% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 268 (≈ 896.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -21.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -12.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around South Row (MK9 1BL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 285 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bus/Coach Station (46 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Broughton| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Elder Gate | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Bus/Coach Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Elder Gate | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Bus/Coach Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Bus/Coach Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Foxley Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bus/Coach Station | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bus/Coach Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Elder Gate | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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