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Criminal damage and arson in Milton Keynes 12 months to June 2026
6.9per 1,000 residents
Police recorded 2,133 criminal damage and arson offences in Milton Keynes in the 12 months to June 2026, down 1.8% (39) on the previous 12 months. That is 6.9 per 1,000 residents against 6.9 for England and Wales.
Home Office · data.police.uk street-level crime archive, category “Criminal damage and arson” local authority via LSOA lookup population: ONS mid-2025 estimate, 308,866 Monthly, September 2011 to June 2026 Monthly recorded offences: September 2011 to June 2026 Coalition Coalition Conservative Conservative Conservative Conservative Conservative Labour Labour 0 100 200 2015 2020 2025 September 2011: 242 offences October 2011: 227 offences November 2011: 252 offences December 2011: 237 offences January 2012: 262 offences February 2012: 232 offences March 2012: 224 offences April 2012: 232 offences May 2012: 223 offences June 2012: 223 offences July 2012: 190 offences August 2012: 208 offences September 2012: 185 offences October 2012: 203 offences November 2012: 169 offences December 2012: 172 offences January 2013: 188 offences February 2013: 181 offences March 2013: 169 offences April 2013: 181 offences May 2013: 197 offences June 2013: 219 offences July 2013: 237 offences August 2013: 206 offences September 2013: 155 offences October 2013: 199 offences November 2013: 178 offences December 2013: 199 offences January 2014: 167 offences February 2014: 198 offences March 2014: 208 offences April 2014: 194 offences May 2014: 178 offences June 2014: 189 offences July 2014: 172 offences August 2014: 137 offences September 2014: 159 offences October 2014: 186 offences November 2014: 166 offences December 2014: 165 offences January 2015: 214 offences February 2015: 170 offences March 2015: 213 offences April 2015: 164 offences May 2015: 239 offences June 2015: 216 offences July 2015: 255 offences August 2015: 186 offences September 2015: 224 offences October 2015: 205 offences November 2015: 179 offences December 2015: 195 offences January 2016: 182 offences February 2016: 210 offences March 2016: 205 offences April 2016: 210 offences May 2016: 217 offences June 2016: 225 offences July 2016: 220 offences August 2016: 247 offences September 2016: 198 offences October 2016: 198 offences November 2016: 243 offences December 2016: 248 offences January 2017: 224 offences February 2017: 189 offences March 2017: 214 offences April 2017: 234 offences May 2017: 190 offences June 2017: 209 offences July 2017: 189 offences August 2017: 229 offences September 2017: 205 offences October 2017: 233 offences November 2017: 195 offences December 2017: 207 offences January 2018: 193 offences February 2018: 157 offences March 2018: 198 offences April 2018: 232 offences May 2018: 198 offences June 2018: 217 offences July 2018: 279 offences August 2018: 197 offences September 2018: 199 offences October 2018: 218 offences November 2018: 201 offences December 2018: 189 offences January 2019: 171 offences February 2019: 175 offences March 2019: 192 offences April 2019: 206 offences May 2019: 230 offences June 2019: 172 offences July 2019: 232 offences August 2019: 219 offences September 2019: 233 offences October 2019: 212 offences November 2019: 181 offences December 2019: 253 offences January 2020: 243 offences February 2020: 222 offences March 2020: 209 offences April 2020: 152 offences May 2020: 194 offences June 2020: 194 offences July 2020: 211 offences August 2020: 255 offences September 2020: 201 offences October 2020: 168 offences November 2020: 165 offences December 2020: 174 offences January 2021: 137 offences February 2021: 146 offences March 2021: 201 offences April 2021: 233 offences May 2021: 205 offences June 2021: 226 offences July 2021: 211 offences August 2021: 203 offences September 2021: 198 offences October 2021: 192 offences November 2021: 178 offences December 2021: 194 offences January 2022: 194 offences February 2022: 207 offences March 2022: 204 offences April 2022: 247 offences May 2022: 232 offences June 2022: 220 offences July 2022: 243 offences August 2022: 267 offences September 2022: 204 offences October 2022: 238 offences November 2022: 218 offences December 2022: 164 offences January 2023: 195 offences February 2023: 206 offences March 2023: 206 offences April 2023: 242 offences May 2023: 195 offences June 2023: 214 offences July 2023: 206 offences August 2023: 193 offences September 2023: 163 offences October 2023: 146 offences November 2023: 133 offences December 2023: 176 offences January 2024: 175 offences February 2024: 184 offences March 2024: 190 offences April 2024: 190 offences May 2024: 200 offences June 2024: 169 offences July 2024: 204 offences August 2024: 197 offences September 2024: 175 offences October 2024: 190 offences November 2024: 186 offences December 2024: 153 offences January 2025: 167 offences February 2025: 133 offences March 2025: 150 offences April 2025: 196 offences May 2025: 218 offences June 2025: 203 offences July 2025: 185 offences August 2025: 214 offences September 2025: 163 offences October 2025: 154 offences November 2025: 159 offences December 2025: 151 offences January 2026: 163 offences February 2026: 134 offences March 2026: 175 offences April 2026: 199 offences May 2026: 225 offences June 2026: 211 offences
Offences recorded in this category each month, from the street-level archive Published value Provisional or revised LatestShaded bands: governments (see labels) Hover or use arrow keys to read a value Each year since 2011 Year to Offences Per 1,000 Population year June 2011 0 (partial) — — June 2012 2,354 9.3 2012 June 2013 2,262 8.7 2013 June 2014 2,308 8.7 2014 June 2015 2,201 8.2 2015 June 2016 2,493 9.1 2016 June 2017 2,614 9.5 2017 June 2018 2,453 8.8 2018 June 2019 2,429 8.6 2019 June 2020 2,544 9.0 2020 June 2021 2,322 8.1 2021 June 2022 2,480 8.5 2022 June 2023 2,592 8.6 2023 June 2024 2,125 6.9 2024 June 2025 2,172 7.0 2025 June 2026 2,133 6.9 2025
What this measures Damage to buildings and vehicles, and fires set deliberately.
Police-recorded crime counts offences reported to and recorded by the police. It is affected by whether people report crime and by changes in police recording practice, so it does not measure all crime that happens. The Crime Survey for England and Wales is the better guide to long-term trends in the crimes it covers. Police recorded crime is not designated as National Statistics.
A higher recorded rate does not mean an area is more dangerous.
Other categories in Milton Keynes Violence and sexual offences 12,108 offences 39.2per 1,000 Shoplifting 3,225 offences 10.4per 1,000 Other theft 2,266 offences 7.3per 1,000 Public order 2,262 offences 7.3per 1,000 Vehicle crime 2,010 offences 6.5per 1,000 Burglary 1,040 offences 3.4per 1,000 Drugs 943 offences 3.1per 1,000 Other crime 552 offences 1.8per 1,000 Robbery 360 offences 1.2per 1,000 Bicycle theft 276 offences 0.9per 1,000 Theft from the person 227 offences 0.7per 1,000 Possession of weapons 190 offences 0.6per 1,000 Public disorder and weapons 0 offences 0.0per 1,000 Violent crime 0 offences 0.0per 1,000 Every local authority ranked by criminal damage and arson rate · All recorded crime in Milton Keynes