Total Crime Rate

85.8 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 85.8 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 36.8 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.5 7/10
  • Other theft 10.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.8 5/10
  • Drugs 7.0 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.3 5/10
  • Other crime 3.5 4/10
  • Burglary 1.8 1/10
  • Public order 1.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Cassius Close area has the 16th highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Loughton & Shenley , and the 302nd highest crime rate of 855 local areas in Milton Keynes .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Cassius Close (MK11 4AE) in the last 12 months was 85.8 per 1,000 residents and was 16.2% higher than the Loughton & Shenley average (73.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 38.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 81.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cassius Close (MK11 4AE), the main crime hotspot is near Bellwether. Police recorded 33 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Cassius Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bellwether —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bacchus Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Slade Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Remus Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cassius Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cassius Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Maximus Court —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Slade Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cornelius Crescent —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Marcellus Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tiberius Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Malvern Drive —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bellwether —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bellwether Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Malvern Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Malvern Drive Under investigation

Data Sources

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