Crime and Safety in Central Milton Keynes
Last updated: 07 Jun 2026
Central Milton Keynes is the third most dangerous village in Buckinghamshire, and is among the top 5 most dangerous overall out of Buckinghamshire's 216 towns, villages, and cities. The overall crime rate in Central Milton Keynes in 2026 is 141 crimes per 1,000 people. This compares poorly to Buckinghamshire's overall crime rate, coming in 140% higher than the Buckinghamshire rate of 59 per 1,000 daytime population. For England, Wales, and Northern Ireland as a whole, Central Milton Keynes is the 182nd most dangerous village, and the 206th most dangerous location out of all towns, cities, and villages.
In January 2026, Central Milton Keynes had the worst crime rate in Buckinghamshire for shoplifting, with 108 crimes reported and a crime rate of 3.6 per 1,000 daytime population. February 2026 was also a bad month for Central Milton Keynes residents, when it was again Buckinghamshire's most dangerous area for shoplifting, recording 81 crimes at a rate of 2.7 per 1,000 daytime population.
The most common crimes in Central Milton Keynes are violence and sexual offences, with 1,228 offences during 2026, giving a crime rate of 40. This is 1.4% lower than 2025's figure of 1,246 offences and a difference of 0.13 from 2025's crime rate of 40. Central Milton Keynes's least common crimes are possession of weapons, with 35 offences recorded in 2026, an increase of 9% from 2025's figure of 32 crimes.
Central Milton Keynes 2026 Crime Scorecard
Third Most Dangerous
Villages, Buckinghamshire
130% higher, regional crime rate
South East
96% higher, national crime rate
England, Wales & NI
Local Crime in Context
As of April 2026, the crime rate in Central Milton Keynes is 130% higher than the South East and 96% higher than the England, Wales & Northern Ireland overall figure.
Central Milton Keynes Crime Rate Over Time
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Central Milton Keynes Crime Map
Incidents mapped in Central Milton Keynes represent the time frame between January 2016 and April 2026. Each point on the map represents an area where crimes have been recorded locally.
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Introduction to Central Milton Keynes's Crime Statistics
This crime profile provides a detailed view of crime and safety around Central Milton Keynes up to April 2026, the most recent data release available. The crime figures and statistics have been calculated across each of Central Milton Keynes's 281 postcodes using three area sizes for comparison:
- Within a Five-Minute Walk
- Within a Ten-Minute Walk
- Within a Fifteen-Minute Walk
Individual crime risk scores and index figures are for the 12-month period ending April 2026 unless otherwise stated.
CrimeRate Insights
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Crime rates don’t happen by themselves; they follow people and patterns. Where crowds gather - near pubs and late-night venues, around the station, by supermarkets and forecourts - incidents naturally concentrate.
That doesn’t mean an area is "bad"; it usually means footfall is higher.
Your report explores these factors in a calm, non-judgemental way, putting the numbers in context and helping you spot what’s typical for places like this.
Crime Risk Scores
Central Milton Keynes • 12 Months Ending April 2026
The typical five-minute walk within Central Milton Keynes has a crime risk score of 764. This is based on analysis of 281 nearby areas within Central Milton Keynes, with "most" referring to roughly two thirds of the nearby locations.
Crime risk scores are on a scale of 1 to 1,000 and consider the severity of the crimes involved, as determined by sentencing guidelines. A score of 1 represents the lowest risk, and 1,000 the highest risk. This approach ensures that - unlike overall crime rate figures - bicycle theft is not given the same importance in Central Milton Keynes's risk scores as, for example, robbery, or violence & sexual offences.
Within a five-minute walk of the typical location in Central Milton Keynes, crime risk scores are typically around 764, while in Buckinghamshire they are average 433.
Areas within a ten-minute walk typically see crime risk scores of 778 (432 for Buckinghamshire), and scores within a fifteen-minute walk are most often around 795 (Buckinghamshire 434).
Trends in Crime Risk
Central Milton Keynes
Calculated via Seasonal and Trend decomposition using Loess, the Seasonality Adjusted line represents the original data with seasonality subtracted, and the Trend line has been plotted unadjusted. Overall trend direction has been identified using the Mann-Kendall trend test, and rate calculated from the slope of the best-fit line identified from linear regression.
The 10-year trend indicates an increase of 28% in Central Milton Keynes's crime risk score. This is potentially a strong signal of how the crime risk is evolving. Cross-referencing with major cultural events and Covid's impact during this time is advised.
Looking at the previous five years, the trend in Central Milton Keynes's crime risk score is up by 12%. While potentially a good indicator of the overall risk trend, analysis may offer further insight when combined with the checks mentioned above.
Over the last year, Central Milton Keynes's crime risk score has shown an upward trend of approximately 8%, indicating that the risk profile is going up. This is an extremely short time period for crime trend analysis, and caution should be exercised when interpreting this figure.
Crime Rates and Indexes
Central Milton Keynes
The CrimeRate Index shows how crime rates compare against the national average.
1.0 equals the average
2.0 is double
3.0 triple
0.5 is half and
0.25 a quarter.
Highest Crime Rates
Central Milton Keynes • 12 Months Ending April 2026
Excluding other crime and other theft because their geographic location is often not relevant, anti-social behaviour as its definition is too wide, and bicycle theft for its specificity.
Shoplifting offences have a crime rate of 40 reports per 1,000 people in Central Milton Keynes, which is 5.54 times the national average. This figure is calculated from 1,205 crime reports logged by Thames Valley Police during the 12-month period ending April 2026.
For the same period, Thames Valley Police recorded 208 reports of Drugs in Central Milton Keynes, resulting in a crime rate of 6.82 reports per 1,000, and a CrimeRate Index of 2.21.
The crime rate for Robbery is 2.15 times the national average at 2.54 reports per 1,000. This is from 78 crime reports reported to Thames Valley Police.
Most Significant 3-Year Increases in Crime Types
Central Milton Keynes
Excluding other crime and other theft, anti-social behaviour, and bicycle theft, and calculated with the same STL method described in Trends in Crime Risk, using CrimeRate Index figures to identify crime types that are trending above or below the national average, and the analysis timeframe limited to the last three years.
Shoplifting offences are trending upwards, and have a CrimeRate Index of 4.23 for the month of April 2026.
Three years ago, the monthly Shoplifting CrimeRate Index was 4.34 times the national average, and the current trend indicates an increase of 2.5% over this timeframe.
Burglary offences are trending upwards, and have a CrimeRate Index of 1.67 for the month of April 2026.
Three years ago, the monthly Burglary CrimeRate Index was 1.37 times the national average, and the current trend indicates an increase of 22% over this timeframe.
Most Significant 3-Year Decreases in Crime Types
Central Milton Keynes
Calculated with the same methodology as the largest increases section above.
Robbery offences are trending downwards, and have a CrimeRate Index of 1.70 for the month of April 2026.
Three years ago, the monthly Robbery CrimeRate Index was 1.89 times the national average, and the current trend indicates a decrease of 10% over this timeframe.
Theft From the Person offences are trending downwards, and have a CrimeRate Index of 2.00 for the month of April 2026.
Three years ago, the monthly Theft From the Person CrimeRate Index was 3.69 times the national average, and the current trend indicates a decrease of 46% over this timeframe.
Violence and Sexual Offences are trending downwards, and have a CrimeRate Index of 1.45 for the month of April 2026.
Three years ago, the monthly Violence and Sexual Offences CrimeRate Index was 1.16 times the national average, and the current trend indicates a decrease of 25% over this timeframe.
Crime Type Breakdown & Heat Map
Central Milton Keynes • 12 Months Ending April 2026
Size and colour reflect the CrimeRate Index figures for each type of crime.
Central Milton Keynes | Buckinghamshire | South East | |||||||
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| Crime Type | Count | Rate | Index | Count | Rate | Index | Count | Rate | Index |
| Anti-Social Behaviour | 297 | 9.74 | 0.69 | 7,186 | 7.11 | 0.50 | 115,500 | 10.87 | 0.77 |
| Bicycle Theft | 91 | 2.97 | 4.07 | 439 | 0.45 | 0.62 | 7,315 | 0.68 | 0.93 |
| Burglary | 82 | 2.69 | 0.86 | 2,233 | 2.21 | 0.71 | 23,535 | 2.23 | 0.71 |
| Criminal Damage and Arson | 262 | 8.60 | 1.37 | 4,823 | 4.78 | 0.76 | 58,501 | 5.50 | 0.88 |
| Drugs | 208 | 6.82 | 2.21 | 2,302 | 2.28 | 0.74 | 25,203 | 2.37 | 0.77 |
| Other Crime | 39 | 1.28 | 0.75 | 1,416 | 1.40 | 0.76 | 17,151 | 1.61 | 0.87 |
| Other Theft | 397 | 13.01 | 2.29 | 5,425 | 5.37 | 0.94 | 51,336 | 4.84 | 0.85 |
| Possession of Weapons | 35 | 1.15 | 1.35 | 410 | 0.40 | 0.47 | 8,736 | 0.81 | 0.95 |
| Public Order | 354 | 11.59 | 2.00 | 4,944 | 4.89 | 0.84 | 54,745 | 5.15 | 0.89 |
| Robbery | 78 | 2.54 | 2.15 | 744 | 0.74 | 0.63 | 7,588 | 0.72 | 0.61 |
| Shoplifting | 1,205 | 39.50 | 5.54 | 6,023 | 5.97 | 0.84 | 72,983 | 6.88 | 0.96 |
| Theft From the Person | 85 | 2.78 | 1.79 | 435 | 0.44 | 0.28 | 4,668 | 0.45 | 0.29 |
| Vehicle Crime | 249 | 8.19 | 1.90 | 4,291 | 4.23 | 0.98 | 34,099 | 3.22 | 0.75 |
| Violence and Sexual Offences | 1,228 | 40.26 | 1.32 | 26,046 | 25.77 | 0.85 | 286,815 | 26.98 | 0.89 |
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Total Crime by Year
Central Milton Keynes | Buckinghamshire | South East | |||||||
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| Year | Count | Rate | Index | Count | Rate | Index | Count | Rate | Index |
| 2026 | 4,313 | 141.38 | 1.97 | 59,531 | 58.93 | 0.82 | 652,675 | 61.44 | 0.85 |
| 2025 | 4,238 | 144.14 | 1.95 | 59,766 | 59.70 | 0.81 | 670,274 | 63.35 | 0.86 |
| 2024 | 3,972 | 137.46 | 1.83 | 60,359 | 60.92 | 0.81 | 690,903 | 65.86 | 0.87 |
| 2023 | 4,417 | 153.63 | 1.95 | 65,049 | 66.50 | 0.84 | 713,547 | 68.83 | 0.87 |
| 2022 | 3,850 | 136.79 | 1.79 | 61,059 | 63.22 | 0.82 | 704,444 | 68.58 | 0.89 |
| 2021 | 1,960 | 68.82 | 1.02 | 53,261 | 55.62 | 0.81 | 625,484 | 61.36 | 0.89 |
| 2020 | 3,144 | 109.28 | 1.48 | 53,054 | 55.94 | 0.75 | 669,219 | 65.97 | 0.89 |
| 2019 | 3,209 | 107.58 | 1.41 | 51,386 | 54.12 | 0.71 | 666,505 | 65.82 | 0.86 |
| 2018 | 3,041 | 100.16 | 1.41 | 46,401 | 49.01 | 0.69 | 644,142 | 63.85 | 0.90 |
| 2017 | 2,586 | 85.06 | 1.36 | 42,737 | 45.46 | 0.71 | 552,696 | 55.04 | 0.86 |
| 2016 | 814 | 26.79 | 1.45 | 13,443 | 14.37 | 0.75 | 160,273 | 15.99 | 0.84 |
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Central Milton Keynes Compared to Nearby Villages
12 Months Ending Apr 2026
| Village | Total Crimes | Crime Rate | Rate Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lathbury | 4 | 15.64 | 89% safer |
| Hedgerley | 116 | 121.52 | 14% safer |
| Chearsley | 8 | 14.08 | 90% safer |
| Thornborough | 20 | 30.63 | 78% safer |
| Tyringham and Filgrave | 10 | 31.56 | 78% safer |
| Little Horwood | 19 | 39.99 | 72% safer |
| Coleshill | 31 | 56.96 | 60% safer |
| The Lee | 25 | 33.84 | 76% safer |
| Simpson and Ashland | 201 | 113.16 | 20% safer |
| Bow Brickhill | 34 | 44.72 | 68% safer |
| Calvert Green | 41 | 51.75 | 63% safer |
| Central Milton Keynes | 4,313 | 141.38 | - |
| Slapton | 23 | 34.43 | 76% safer |
| Stoke Goldington | 14 | 22.55 | 84% safer |
| Moulsoe | 53 | 42.19 | 70% safer |
| Dorney | 34 | 37.57 | 73% safer |
| Weedon | 24 | 36.67 | 74% safer |
| Marsworth | 41 | 51.99 | 63% safer |
| Westcott | 16 | 24.92 | 82% safer |
| Twyford | 17 | 31.68 | 78% safer |
| West Wycombe | 105 | 73.88 | 48% safer |
| New Bradwell | 369 | 103.29 | 27% safer |
| Buckland | 28 | 34.93 | 75% safer |
| Ivinghoe | 39 | 40.54 | 71% safer |
| Swanbourne | 22 | 43.07 | 70% safer |
| Drayton Parslow | 25 | 35.57 | 75% safer |
| Bradenham | 19 | 23.18 | 84% safer |
| Shabbington | 10 | 18.39 | 87% safer |
| Great and Little Kimble cum Marsh | 54 | 48.09 | 66% safer |
| Ellesborough | 34 | 42.06 | 70% safer |
| Soulbury | 32 | 30.25 | 79% safer |
| Worminghall | 18 | 26.64 | 81% safer |
| Cuddington | 12 | 18.32 | 87% safer |
| Charndon | 14 | 22.58 | 84% safer |
| North Crawley | 10 | 13.40 | 91% safer |
| Whitchurch | 41 | 40.81 | 71% safer |
| Cholesbury-cum-St Leonards | 24 | 26.12 | 82% safer |
| Latimer | 40 | 38.33 | 73% safer |
| Piddington and Wheeler End | 11 | 17.61 | 88% safer |
| Taplow | 221 | 83.21 | 41% safer |
| Sherington | 46 | 42.31 | 70% safer |
| Tingewick | 65 | 51.17 | 64% safer |
| Great Brickhill | 8 | 7.68 | 95% safer |
| Stowe | 22 | 28.30 | 80% safer |
| Fulmer | 39 | 45.24 | 68% safer |
| Ashley Green | 30 | 30.00 | 79% safer |
| Great Marlow | 75 | 45.69 | 68% safer |
| Mursley | 18 | 22.72 | 84% safer |
| Haversham-cum-Little Linford | 35 | 30.47 | 78% safer |
| Brill | 34 | 32.01 | 77% safer |
| Gawcott with Lenborough | 26 | 19.66 | 86% safer |
| Grendon Underwood | 64 | 37.46 | 74% safer |
Comparing Central Milton Keynes to the UK's Major Cities
12 Months Ending Apr 2026
| City Name | Crime Rate | Rate Difference |
|---|---|---|
| Cardiff | 79.55 | 44% safer |
| Newcastle upon Tyne | 82.69 | 42% safer |
| Sheffield | 84.09 | 41% safer |
| Leicester | 97.87 | 31% safer |
| Bristol | 104.64 | 26% safer |
| Birmingham | 105.05 | 26% safer |
| Liverpool | 106.48 | 25% safer |
| Leeds | 107.10 | 24% safer |
| Nottingham | 107.74 | 24% safer |
| Westminster | 125.00 | 12% safer |
| Central Milton Keynes | 141.38 | - |
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Offences in and Around Central Milton Keynes's Parks & Leisure Spaces
Limited to spaces in Central Milton Keynes that are named and have had crimes recorded within their boundaries in the 12 months to Apr 2026.
| Name | ASB | Drugs | Public Order | Robbery | VSO | All Others |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fred Roche Gardens | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 34 |
| Campbell Park | 5 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 22 | 22 |
| Sport Central | 1 | - | - | - | 2 | 4 |
Recent Crimes in Central Milton Keynes
The 20 most recent crime reports in Central Milton Keynes.
| Date | Crime Type | Location | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| April 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | On or near Elder Gate | |
| April 2026 | Bicycle theft | On or near Parking Area | |
| April 2026 | Burglary | On or near Parking Area | |
| April 2026 | Drugs | On or near Parking Area | |
| April 2026 | Public order | On or near Parking Area | |
| April 2026 | Public order | On or near Parking Area | |
| April 2026 | Theft from the person | On or near Parking Area | |
| April 2026 | Theft from the person | On or near Elder Gate | |
| April 2026 | Vehicle crime | On or near Parking Area | |
| April 2026 | Vehicle crime | On or near Parking Area | |
| April 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | On or near Elder Gate | |
| April 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | On or near Parking Area | |
| April 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | On or near Parking Area | |
| April 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | On or near Parking Area | |
| April 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | On or near Parking Area | |
| April 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | On or near North Tenth Street | |
| April 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | On or near Parking Area | |
| April 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | On or near Parking Area | |
| April 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | On or near Parking Area | |
| April 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | On or near Elder Gate |
Methodology & Data Sources
Central Milton Keynes Crime Report
Data Sources & Processing
Every month, CrimeRate processes crime reports from data.police.uk, the UK's official provider of open crime report data. Each crime report includes anonymised coordinates, most often "snapped" to the middle of the nearest street, or to the nearest major landmark. The reports also include the month and year the crime was reported, as well as the type of crime.
Data releases on data.police.uk happen once a month, with a two-month delay. This means that, for example, crimes reported in Central Milton Keynes during October 2026 will typically become available in December 2026. The latest release is for Apr 2026 and was released in Jun 2026. To provide current and historical crime statistics, CrimeRate processed 61,669,232 crime reports for the latest release.
Central Milton Keynes Data Points
For Central Milton Keynes, CrimeRate uses the geographic boundaries provided by The Office for National Statistics in the December 2023 release of their Parishes and Non Civil Parished Areas dataset, using the PARNCP23CD column value E04012225.
Due to the 2021 Census being conducted during a UK-wide Coronavirus lockdown, the daytime population figures released so far cannot be relied on for purposes such as comparing crime rates. Instead, CrimeRate uses Central Milton Keynes's daytime - or "workday" - population of 29,338 from the ONS 2011 Census for calculations throughout the site.
All geographic boundaries use the full resolution - extent of the realm versions where provided to avoid missing crime reports near coastlines and rivers - the banks of the Thames in particular - that would otherwise not be included when using the clipped to the coastline datasets.
Calculating Crime Rates
CrimeRate locates the UK region, county, and town/city/village locality for each crime report, and calculates the crime rate by taking the sum of all crime reports, dividing it by the locality's daytime / "workday" population, and multiplying the result by 1,000 to get the crime rate per 1,000.
Crime Risk Score Calculations
CrimeRate calculates crime counts for local, nearby, and wider areas for every postcode in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland. The postcodes locations are deduplicated by a process that ensures distinct points are approximately 50 metres apart. This process removes the bias that would otherwise come from counting the same crimes several times in heavily populated areas.
Using a custom algorithm developed in-house, CrimeRate applies a crime severity weighting to each area's crime counts, based on the type of crime reported. This increases or decreases the crime count, or zeroes it out entirely, depending on the crime type. A separate crime severity rate is then calculated, standardised, and scaled to fit the crime risk score range of 1 to 1,000, with 1 being the lowest score, and 1,000 the highest.
Crime risk scores undergo further analysis per town, city, and village plus other areas including police forces and neighbourhoods. CrimeRate uses percentiles to work out the most common range of crime risk scores in each locality. This includes identifying the high and low bounds where approximately 68% of scores fall, and finding the median (50th percentile) for easy reference.
The crime types with a weight of zero are: Anti-Social Behaviour; Bicycle Theft; Other Crime; Other Theft; and Shoplifting. The highest weights to are assigned to Violence & Sexual Offences, and the lowest to Vehicle Crime.
Frequently Asked Questions
Crime in Central Milton Keynes