Total Crime Rate

2742.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · 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 2742.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 772.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 505.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 321.1 10/10
  • Public order 294.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 197.3 10/10
  • Other theft 147.2 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 130.4 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 100.3 10/10
  • Drugs 70.2 10/10
  • Robbery 70.2 10/10
  • Theft from the person 53.5 10/10
  • Burglary 30.1 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 26.8 10/10
  • Other crime 23.4 10/10
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

Merrivale Mews 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 Merrivale Mews (MK9 2FE) 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 Merrivale Mews (MK9 2FE), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 129 crimes here, including 51 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 (29/29)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Sutcliffe Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour South Fifth Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Boycott Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Boycott Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Leyland Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Evans Gate Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences South Fifth Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Hospital Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences South Fifth Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Burglary South Seventh Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
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Data Sources

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