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Shoplifting in Milton Keynes 12 months to June 2026
10.4per 1,000 residents
Police recorded 3,225 shoplifting offences in Milton Keynes in the 12 months to June 2026, up 2.2% (70) on the previous 12 months. That is 10.4 per 1,000 residents against 8.3 for England and Wales.
Home Office · data.police.uk street-level crime archive, category “Shoplifting” 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 0 100 200 300 2015 2020 2025 September 2011: 178 offences October 2011: 201 offences November 2011: 259 offences December 2011: 192 offences January 2012: 178 offences February 2012: 196 offences March 2012: 197 offences April 2012: 195 offences May 2012: 206 offences June 2012: 206 offences July 2012: 225 offences August 2012: 207 offences September 2012: 193 offences October 2012: 221 offences November 2012: 222 offences December 2012: 158 offences January 2013: 226 offences February 2013: 196 offences March 2013: 173 offences April 2013: 231 offences May 2013: 194 offences June 2013: 212 offences July 2013: 197 offences August 2013: 195 offences September 2013: 165 offences October 2013: 181 offences November 2013: 195 offences December 2013: 205 offences January 2014: 181 offences February 2014: 168 offences March 2014: 205 offences April 2014: 200 offences May 2014: 238 offences June 2014: 209 offences July 2014: 208 offences August 2014: 226 offences September 2014: 193 offences October 2014: 168 offences November 2014: 153 offences December 2014: 181 offences January 2015: 211 offences February 2015: 221 offences March 2015: 225 offences April 2015: 231 offences May 2015: 223 offences June 2015: 218 offences July 2015: 180 offences August 2015: 198 offences September 2015: 212 offences October 2015: 189 offences November 2015: 200 offences December 2015: 172 offences January 2016: 190 offences February 2016: 220 offences March 2016: 213 offences April 2016: 238 offences May 2016: 222 offences June 2016: 210 offences July 2016: 153 offences August 2016: 210 offences September 2016: 192 offences October 2016: 174 offences November 2016: 186 offences December 2016: 178 offences January 2017: 226 offences February 2017: 229 offences March 2017: 239 offences April 2017: 201 offences May 2017: 212 offences June 2017: 192 offences July 2017: 205 offences August 2017: 193 offences September 2017: 205 offences October 2017: 189 offences November 2017: 190 offences December 2017: 182 offences January 2018: 192 offences February 2018: 183 offences March 2018: 176 offences April 2018: 171 offences May 2018: 194 offences June 2018: 171 offences July 2018: 165 offences August 2018: 167 offences September 2018: 138 offences October 2018: 157 offences November 2018: 127 offences December 2018: 133 offences January 2019: 165 offences February 2019: 148 offences March 2019: 172 offences April 2019: 173 offences May 2019: 164 offences June 2019: 154 offences July 2019: 240 offences August 2019: 166 offences September 2019: 223 offences October 2019: 218 offences November 2019: 218 offences December 2019: 136 offences January 2020: 205 offences February 2020: 140 offences March 2020: 97 offences April 2020: 71 offences May 2020: 78 offences June 2020: 79 offences July 2020: 83 offences August 2020: 81 offences September 2020: 118 offences October 2020: 90 offences November 2020: 55 offences December 2020: 53 offences January 2021: 44 offences February 2021: 84 offences March 2021: 79 offences April 2021: 88 offences May 2021: 96 offences June 2021: 91 offences July 2021: 139 offences August 2021: 125 offences September 2021: 113 offences October 2021: 105 offences November 2021: 91 offences December 2021: 78 offences January 2022: 103 offences February 2022: 99 offences March 2022: 111 offences April 2022: 151 offences May 2022: 148 offences June 2022: 141 offences July 2022: 152 offences August 2022: 153 offences September 2022: 135 offences October 2022: 142 offences November 2022: 103 offences December 2022: 124 offences January 2023: 159 offences February 2023: 204 offences March 2023: 196 offences April 2023: 234 offences May 2023: 198 offences June 2023: 213 offences July 2023: 227 offences August 2023: 214 offences September 2023: 189 offences October 2023: 157 offences November 2023: 264 offences December 2023: 206 offences January 2024: 233 offences February 2024: 219 offences March 2024: 232 offences April 2024: 345 offences May 2024: 274 offences June 2024: 286 offences July 2024: 265 offences August 2024: 217 offences September 2024: 233 offences October 2024: 279 offences November 2024: 269 offences December 2024: 253 offences January 2025: 316 offences February 2025: 249 offences March 2025: 275 offences April 2025: 252 offences May 2025: 302 offences June 2025: 245 offences July 2025: 286 offences August 2025: 219 offences September 2025: 218 offences October 2025: 258 offences November 2025: 285 offences December 2025: 232 offences January 2026: 256 offences February 2026: 249 offences March 2026: 315 offences April 2026: 301 offences May 2026: 296 offences June 2026: 310 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 What this measures Theft of goods from a shop or business premises.
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 Other theft 2,266 offences 7.3per 1,000 Public order 2,262 offences 7.3per 1,000 Criminal damage and arson 2,133 offences 6.9per 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 shoplifting rate · All recorded crime in Milton Keynes