Crime Rate in Loughton & Shenley, ward

Loughton & Shenley has the 9th lowest crime rate of 19 wards in Milton Keynes district and the 3112th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South East), it has the 429th highest crime rate of 1,269 wards.

The overall crime rate in Loughton & Shenley in the last 12 months was 73.9 per 1,000 residents and was 29.4% lower than the Milton Keynes district average (104.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Loughton & Shenley’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 638 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 4 cases , down -42.9% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 166.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -80.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 713 (≈ 44.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 23.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -9.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Loughton & Shenley ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Beddoes Croft. Police recorded 193 crimes here, including 177 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.