Olney & Rural ward · Milton Keynes. Every figure carries its own date.
Boundary: May 2026. Census and crime records have different dates and purposes.
What makes this ward different?
People aged 65 or over: 25.4% here, compared with 13.8% across Milton Keynes (11.6 percentage points higher).
Age helps locate demand for accessible homes, transport and support. Being older does not itself mean someone needs care.
21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.
Why this comparison is valid
The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.
Homes rented from a council or housing association: 8% here, compared with 18% across Milton Keynes (10.2 percentage points lower).
The share of social housing describes the homes already here. It does not show the current waiting list or whether enough suitable homes are available.
21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.
Why this comparison is valid
The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.
People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent: 42.5% here, compared with 35.8% across Milton Keynes (6.7 percentage points higher).
Qualifications show local skills, not whether people have secure jobs or use those skills at work.
21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.
Why this comparison is valid
The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.
Police-recorded locations for Olney & Rural ward. Locations are approximate; these are not all crimes or a measure of personal risk.
524 mapped crimes
September 2025 to August 2026. Compared with 454 in the previous 12 months. Anti-social behaviour is counted separately.
Mapped crime over time
September 2024 to August 2026
Olney & Rural ward · mapped crimes
Reviewed figures: September 2024 to August 2026. This reviewed record covers fewer than 30 years, so the chart opens on all of it.
Shown on this chart: 44 mapped crimes in September 2024; 58 mapped crimes in August 2026. These are recorded counts; check the coverage notes before comparing periods.
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Monthly crime and anti-social behaviour
Recorded locations by month · Olney & Rural
Month
Mapped crime
Anti-social behaviour
September 2024
44
5
October 2024
52
4
November 2024
41
1
December 2024
29
5
January 2025
32
4
February 2025
29
3
March 2025
33
3
April 2025
47
11
May 2025
33
8
June 2025
40
10
July 2025
49
3
August 2025
25
14
September 2025
54
3
October 2025
59
1
November 2025
50
2
December 2025
31
3
January 2026
37
1
February 2026
27
1
March 2026
43
2
April 2026
34
4
May 2026
39
13
June 2026
45
11
July 2026
47
7
August 2026
58
5
Crime categories in the latest complete year
September 2025 to August 2026 · Olney & Rural
Category
Mapped crimes
violent crime
249
burglary
45
criminal damage arson
41
other theft
41
shoplifting
40
vehicle crime
34
public order
33
other crime
29
drugs
7
robbery
3
possession of weapons
2
What these numbers include
Approximate published locations, not every crime or personal risk.
Anti-social behaviour is separate. Transport police and records without usable locations are excluded.
Do not compare directly with Scottish council-level recorded crime totals.
These are retrieved mapped records, not a guarantee of complete crime reporting. Approximate locations and unmapped incidents limit comparisons.
Missing ward-months invalidate totals and changes. Busy centres attract visitors, so residential population is not a measure of the number of people exposed.
