Total Crime Rate

170.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

61.3 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 170.7 9/10
  • Violent crimes 61.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 54.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 26.3 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 21.9 10/10
  • Drugs 17.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.3 9/10
  • Burglary 13.1 9/10
  • Other theft 13.1 9/10
  • Public order 4.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.2 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.2 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Merrivale Mews area has the 25th highest crime rate of 111 local areas in Broughton , and the 101st highest crime rate of 852 local areas in Milton Keynes .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Merrivale Mews (MK9 2EL) in the last 12 months was 170.7 per 1,000 residents and was 121.3% higher than the Broughton average (77.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 61.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 103.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Merrivale Mews (MK9 2EL), the main crime hotspot is near Witan Gate. Police recorded 154 crimes here, including 71 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Merrivale Mews area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/68)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nightclub —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences South Fifth Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Milburn Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nightclub —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petersfield Green Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petersfield Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Upper Fifth Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Upper Fifth Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Upper Fifth Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Upper Fifth Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Upper Fifth Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Upper Fifth Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Saxon Gate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Witan Gate Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hospital Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Supermarket Under investigation
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Data Sources

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