Crime in Milton Keynes fell across all four of the recorded crime categories examined in this snapshot between 2024 and 2025.
This snapshot looks at burglary, other theft, vehicle crime, and criminal damage and arson. These categories may be particularly relevant when considering risks to homes, businesses, commercial property, vehicles and physical assets.
It is not a complete picture of all crime recorded in Milton Keynes.
The figures also cover offences recorded across the wider Milton Keynes area and are not limited specifically to residential or commercial properties.
Crime in Milton Keynes: Key Figures
| Crime category | 2024 | 2025 | Numerical change | Percentage change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burglary | 1,052 | 908 | -144 | -13.7% |
| Other theft | 2,294 | 2,072 | -222 | -9.7% |
| Vehicle crime | 2,177 | 1,920 | -257 | -11.8% |
| Criminal damage and arson | 2,211 | 2,090 | -121 | -5.5% |
| Selected categories total | 7,734 | 6,990 | -744 | -9.6% |
Across these four selected categories, recorded offences fell from 7,734 in 2024 to 6,990 in 2025.
That represents 744 fewer recorded offences, a reduction of approximately 9.6%.
What Does That Look Like Across the Year?
In 2024, the four selected categories accounted for 7,734 recorded offences.
That is an average of approximately:
645 offences per month
21 offences per day
In 2025, the combined total fell to 6,990 recorded offences.
That is an average of approximately:
583 offences per month
19 offences per day
These daily and monthly figures are simple averages based on the annual totals. They do not mean the same number of offences occurred every day or every month.
What Increased?
None of the four selected crime categories increased between 2024 and 2025.
All four recorded lower totals in 2025.
What Decreased?
Burglary recorded the largest percentage reduction, falling from 1,052 offences in 2024 to 908 in 2025.
That is a reduction of 144 offences, or 13.7%.
Vehicle crime recorded the largest numerical fall, dropping from 2,177 offences to 1,920.
That represents 257 fewer offences, or an 11.8% reduction.
Other theft fell from 2,294 to 2,072 offences, a reduction of 222 offences or 9.7%.
Criminal damage and arson fell from 2,211 to 2,090 offences, a reduction of 121 offences or 5.5%.
Overall, the data shows a broad reduction across all four selected categories rather than a rise concentrated in one particular type of offence.
What Could This Mean for Residents and Businesses?
The overall reduction is positive, but the figures still show thousands of recorded offences involving property, vehicles and physical assets across Milton Keynes during 2025.
Criminal damage and arson remained above 2,000 recorded offences, as did other theft, while vehicle crime accounted for 1,920 offences.
For residents and businesses, the figures provide useful local context when reviewing property security, vehicles, access points and assets left unattended outside normal working hours.
However, the citywide figures do not show that any particular type of business, property or sector was specifically targeted.
About the Crime in Milton Keynes Data
The figures in this snapshot are taken from Police.uk open crime data covering January to December 2024 and January to December 2025.
The data was filtered to records within Lower Layer Super Output Areas whose names begin with Milton Keynes, using the same method for both years.
Only four recorded crime categories are included:
Burglary, other theft, vehicle crime, and criminal damage and arson.
Police.uk publishes street-level crime information in monthly CSV files by police force and Lower Layer Super Output Area.
Street-level locations within the Police.uk dataset are anonymised, so individual records should not be treated as precise offence locations.
Official source: Police.uk Open Crime Data
More information about how Police.uk publishes street-level crime information is available in the Police.uk street-level crime methodology.
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