Is Milton Keynes a nice place to live?
Planned new town with grid roads and shopping centre.
Police.uk data for 2026-06
648 crimes recorded
Within roughly a mile of Milton Keynes centre. Most common: Violence & sexual offences.
Category breakdown
Violence & sexual offences
185 (29%)
Shoplifting
158 (24%)
Public order
58 (9%)
Anti-social behaviour
53 (8%)
Other theft
44 (7%)
Criminal damage & arson
42 (6%)
Vehicle crime
34 (5%)
Drugs
29 (4%)
Robbery
15 (2%)
Burglary
12 (2%)
Bicycle theft
6 (1%)
Other crime
5 (1%)
Possession of weapons
4 (1%)
Theft from the person
3 (0%)
What this data does and doesn't tell you
This is a count of crimes reported to police and recorded within roughly a mile of Milton Keynes's centre — it isn't a "safety score" and it doesn't capture things like community, schools, transport links or how an area actually feels to live in. Areas with more footfall (town centres, retail parks) often show higher raw counts simply because more people pass through them, not because they're more dangerous to live in. Use this alongside a proper visit, not instead of one.