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

Upper Fifth Street 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 Upper Fifth Street (MK9 2JB) 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 Upper Fifth Street (MK9 2JB), the main crime hotspot is near Police Station. Police recorded 440 crimes here, including 261 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Upper Fifth Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/87)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs North Seventh Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences North Seventh Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Police Station Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Police Station Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Other theft Lower Fourth Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Police Station —
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour North Fifth Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Police Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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