Total Crime Rate

648.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

206.1 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 648.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 206.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 157.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 127.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 109.1 9/10
  • Other theft 54.6 10/10
  • Drugs 48.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 42.4 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 42.4 10/10
  • Robbery 30.3 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 12.1 10/10
  • Public order 12.1 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.1 8/10
  • Theft from the person 6.1 7/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 7th highest crime rate of 111 local areas in Broughton , and the 14th 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 2FL) in the last 12 months was 648.5 per 1,000 residents and was 741.0% 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 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 34 (≈ 206.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 9.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Merrivale Mews (MK9 2FL), 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

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wardle Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Witan Gate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Witan Gate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Witan Gate Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime 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 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 Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nightclub
Apr 2026Drugs Witan Gate Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nightclub
Apr 2026Burglary Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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