Watling 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 16+ with a degree or equivalent: 45% here, compared with 35.8% across Milton Keynes (9.2 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.
Homes rented from a council or housing association: 13% here, compared with 18% across Milton Keynes (5.2 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.
Households facing two or more measured disadvantages: 11.7% here, compared with 16.2% across Milton Keynes (4.6 percentage points lower).
These households met at least two census conditions covering education, employment, health and housing. This is not an income or poverty measure.
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 Watling ward. Locations are approximate; these are not all crimes or a measure of personal risk.
1,279 mapped crimes
September 2025 to August 2026. Compared with 1,095 in the previous 12 months. Anti-social behaviour is counted separately.
Mapped crime over time
September 2024 to August 2026
Watling 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: 74 mapped crimes in September 2024; 161 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 · Watling
Month
Mapped crime
Anti-social behaviour
September 2024
74
6
October 2024
77
7
November 2024
75
5
December 2024
63
1
January 2025
99
8
February 2025
81
7
March 2025
96
19
April 2025
94
17
May 2025
98
18
June 2025
92
16
July 2025
123
37
August 2025
123
18
September 2025
105
24
October 2025
93
12
November 2025
84
16
December 2025
68
9
January 2026
98
7
February 2026
88
9
March 2026
123
12
April 2026
114
15
May 2026
100
16
June 2026
123
20
July 2026
122
20
August 2026
161
22
Crime categories in the latest complete year
September 2025 to August 2026 · Watling
Category
Mapped crimes
violent crime
663
vehicle crime
109
criminal damage arson
93
other theft
90
public order
84
burglary
54
shoplifting
54
drugs
47
other crime
36
theft from the person
17
robbery
14
bicycle theft
12
possession of weapons
6
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.
