Woburn Sands Crime Rate December 2025 | Monthly Statistics

The per-capita perspective reveals that Woburn Sands in December 2025 experienced a crime rate of 1.2 per 1,000 residents, placing it 82.9% below the UK average of 7.0 per 1,000. This stark contrast underscores the area’s relative safety, particularly when considering its status as a built-up district within Milton Keynes. The distribution of crimes showed a near-equal split between violent and property crimes, with violence and sexual offences accounting for 42.9% of all incidents, followed by anti-social behaviour (14.3%), shoplifting (14.3%), bicycle theft (14.3%), and other theft (14.3%). This even distribution is unusual compared to the UK profile, where property crime typically dominates. Seasonal factors likely influenced these patterns: December’s Christmas shopping peak and party season may have driven retail-related crimes, while darker evenings could have reduced opportunities for outdoor offences. The low rate of violence—0.5 per 1,000 compared to the UK average of 2.6 per 1,000—suggests that the area’s smaller population and lower population density contribute to fewer interpersonal conflicts. However, the sharp increase in bicycle theft (0.2 per 1,000, 300% above the UK average) hints at a localised issue, linked to increased cycling during the festive period or gaps in local bike security measures. These findings highlight that while the area is statistically safer than the UK average, specific vulnerabilities—such as bicycle theft—require targeted attention.

December 2025 saw three crime categories each increase by 100% compared to November: anti-social behaviour, shoplifting, and bicycle theft. While these jumps are notable, they occurred against a backdrop of overall crime reduction, suggesting isolated incidents rather than systemic trends. The most striking localised deviation from the UK average was bicycle theft, which stood at 0.2 per 1,000 residents—300% above the UK rate of 0.1 per 1,000. This anomaly may reflect seasonal factors, such as increased cycling during the festive period or specific vulnerabilities in local bike storage. The balance between property and violent crimes was evenly split (3 each), diverging from the UK profile where property crime typically dominates. For residents, the most practical insight is that while anti-social behaviour and shoplifting rates doubled, the overall low base means these incidents remain rare in the context of Woburn Sands’ small population.

In December 2025, the crime rate in Woburn Sands dropped to 1.2 per 1,000 residents, a 22.1% decrease from the previous month’s rate of 1.5 per 1,000. This decline aligns with the seasonal context of December, where reduced foot traffic during holidays and darker evenings may contribute to lower opportunities for certain crimes. On a daily basis, the area saw roughly 0 crimes per day over the 31-day period, suggesting minimal immediate risk for most residents. However, when considering the monthly exposure, one reported crime occurred for every 862 residents, a figure that contextualises the low but non-zero risk over a full month. This rate is lower than the UK average, but the localised nature of crime in Woburn Sands—given its small population and built-up character—means that individual risk is spread thinly across the community. The population-scaled perspective reveals that while the area is statistically safer than the UK average, the absolute number of crimes remains low enough to be largely inconsequential for most residents in daily life.