Total Crime Rate

501.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 501.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 104.7 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 96.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 60.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 52.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 52.3 10/10
  • Other theft 41.3 10/10
  • Public order 33.1 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 19.3 10/10
  • Drugs 13.8 9/10
  • Robbery 8.3 8/10
  • Theft from the person 8.3 8/10
  • Burglary 5.5 6/10
  • Other crime 2.8 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.8 3/10
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

Witan Gate area has the 9th highest crime rate of 111 local areas in Broughton , and the 20th highest crime rate of 855 local areas in Milton Keynes .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Witan Gate (MK9 2BQ) in the last 12 months was 501.4 per 1,000 residents and was 582.3% higher than the Broughton average (73.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 38 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -80.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 171.4% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 54 (≈ 148.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 31.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Witan Gate (MK9 2BQ), the main crime hotspot is near Police Station. Police recorded 328 crimes here, including 192 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Witan Gate area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Police Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket
Sep 2025Other theft Police Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Police Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Police Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Police Station Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Upper Fifth Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Police Station Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences South Second Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Upper Fourth Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Local resolution
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation

Data Sources

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