Total Crime Rate

567.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

170.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 567.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 170.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 132.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 93.7 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 82.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 52.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 49.6 8/10
  • Other theft 46.8 10/10
  • Public order 30.3 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 27.6 10/10
  • Burglary 22.0 10/10
  • Drugs 16.5 9/10
  • Robbery 8.3 8/10
  • Other crime 2.8 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.8 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Mortimer Square area has the 8th highest crime rate of 111 local areas in Broughton , and the 16th highest crime rate of 852 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 Mortimer Square (MK9 2FB) in the last 12 months was 567.5 per 1,000 residents and was 635.9% 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 48 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 62 (≈ 170.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -85.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mortimer Square (MK9 2FB), 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 Mortimer Square area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/72)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Upper Fifth Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nightclub —
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Parking Area Under investigation
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 2026Burglary Upper Fifth Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences North Sixth Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences North Sixth Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Witan Gate Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Witan Gate Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Witan Gate Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Witan Gate Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Witan Gate Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Witan Gate Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Witan Gate Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Witan Gate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Witan Gate Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Witan Gate Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
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Data Sources

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