Total Crime Rate

257.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

124.1 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 257.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 124.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 105.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 28.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 24.8 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 22.9 10/10
  • Other theft 21.0 10/10
  • Burglary 19.1 10/10
  • Public order 13.4 8/10
  • Drugs 7.6 7/10
  • Shoplifting 5.7 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.8 6/10
  • Other crime 1.9 1/10
  • Robbery 1.9 1/10
  • Theft from the person 1.9 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

South Eighth Street area has the 15th highest crime rate of 111 local areas in Broughton , and the 59th 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 South Eighth Street (MK9 3DE) in the last 12 months was 257.6 per 1,000 residents and was 234.1% 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 55 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -16.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 65 (≈ 124.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around South Eighth Street (MK9 3DE), the main crime hotspot is near Secklow Gate. Police recorded 423 crimes here, including 52 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in South Eighth Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/73)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary South Tenth Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Secklow Gate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Secklow Gate Local resolution
Apr 2026Shoplifting Secklow Gate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Secklow Gate Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Secklow Gate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Secklow Gate Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Secklow Gate Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Secklow Gate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Secklow Gate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Secklow Gate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Secklow Gate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Secklow Gate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Secklow Gate Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Secklow Gate Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Secklow Gate Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Secklow Gate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Secklow Gate Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Secklow Gate Local resolution
Apr 2026Shoplifting Secklow Gate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Secklow Gate Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Secklow Gate Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Burglary South Tenth Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Lower Ninth Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Lower Ninth Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Lower Ninth Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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