Crime in MK9: Milton Keynes
data.police.uk recorded 666 street-level crimes at the representative point for MK9 (Milton Keynes) in Jun 2026. The most common category was violence and sexual offences (195 reports, 29.3% of the total). The monthly total rose versus the month before. That is roughly in line with the recent 6-month average for this area.
Central Milton Keynes, a new-town retail and leisure core.
Crime by category in MK9
Every street-level crime recorded near the MK9 representative point in Jun 2026, by Home Office category, most common first:
| Category | Crimes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 195 | 29.3% |
| Shoplifting | 156 | 23.4% |
| Public order | 61 | 9.2% |
| Anti-social behaviour | 53 | 8% |
| Criminal damage and arson | 45 | 6.8% |
| Other theft | 43 | 6.5% |
| Vehicle crime | 37 | 5.6% |
| Drugs | 29 | 4.4% |
| Robbery | 15 | 2.3% |
| Burglary | 13 | 2% |
| Bicycle theft | 6 | 0.9% |
| Other crime | 5 | 0.8% |
| Possession of weapons | 4 | 0.6% |
| Theft from the person | 4 | 0.6% |
666 crimes recorded in Jun 2026. data.police.uk snaps each crime to one of a fixed set of anonymised map points, so counts describe the area around the MK9 centroid, not a single street or property.
MK9 crime trend: last 6 months
The monthly recorded-crime total at the MK9 representative point. The recent monthly average is 620 crimes. A single outcode is a small sample, so read the direction rather than any single month.
Source: data.police.uk crimes-street API. The dataset publishes monthly with a ~1–2 month lag; the latest month shown is the newest the API had on the last refresh.
How safe is MK9?
In Jun 2026, MK9 was roughly in line with the recent 6-month average for this area. Recorded crime is not the same as risk: city-centre and high-footfall outcodes record more crime simply because more people pass through them, and recorded figures reflect reporting and policing as well as offending. Use this as area context alongside the price, flood and ground-stability picture — not in isolation.
666 recorded crimes · Jun 2026 · violence and sexual offences most common
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Frequently asked questions
How much crime is there in MK9?
data.police.uk recorded 666 street-level crimes in MK9 (Milton Keynes) in Jun 2026, against a recent monthly average of 620 over the last 6 months. The largest single category was violence and sexual offences, at 29.3% of reports. These are reports snapped to anonymised map points near the outcode centroid, not a per-property figure.
What are the most common crimes in MK9?
In Jun 2026 the most common recorded categories in MK9 were violence and sexual offences (195), shoplifting (156), public order (61). The full category breakdown is in the table above, taken straight from the Home Office crime categories on data.police.uk.
Is MK9 getting safer or more dangerous?
Over the last 6 months of data.police.uk data, the monthly recorded-crime total for MK9 rose most recently and averaged 620 crimes a month. A single outcode is a small sample and recorded crime reflects reporting and policing as well as underlying offending, so read the trend, not one month in isolation.
How accurate is the crime data for MK9?
It is official Home Office data published on data.police.uk under the Open Government Licence. Each crime is snapped to one of a fixed set of anonymised map points near where it happened — never the exact address — so figures describe the area around the outcode centroid, not a single property. Search an exact address on HouseCheckup to see the crimes mapped closest to it in the full report.
Crime in nearby areas
Prime central London around Westminster and St James's, a dense government and tourism district.
Prime central Chelsea, a low-density affluent residential district.
Battersea and Clapham Junction, a busy riverside district around one of the UK's busiest stations.
Wandsworth and Earlsfield, a residential commuter district inside Zone 2/3.
Wimbledon, a busy town-centre and residential family district.
South-bank Southwark and Bermondsey, a high-footfall riverside and nightlife district.
Sources
- Street-level crime data — data.police.uk (Home Office)
- Outcode geocoding — postcodes.io
Contains public sector information from data.police.uk licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Street-level crimes are snapped to anonymised map points, not exact addresses.