Total Crime Rate
4741.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Marlborough Gate area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 111 local areas in Broughton , and the 2nd 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 Marlborough Gate (MK9 3XA) in the last 12 months was 4741.8 per 1,000 residents and was 6353.2% 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 336 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 4 cases , down -42.9% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -42.9% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 389 (≈ 1826.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -31.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Marlborough Gate (MK9 3XA), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 251 crimes here, including 136 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Broughton| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Pentewan Gate | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Parking Area | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Theatre/Concert Hall | — |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Theatre/Concert Hall | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Marlborough Gate | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Marlborough Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Marlborough Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
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