Total Crime Rate

40.2 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 40.2 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.9 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.4 8/10
  • Other theft 4.5 4/10
  • Public order 4.5 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Welles Lane area has the 27th lowest crime rate of 75 local areas in Loughton & Shenley , and the 279th lowest crime rate of 855 local areas in Milton Keynes .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Welles Lane (MK4 4GX) in the last 12 months was 40.2 per 1,000 residents and was 45.6% lower 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 22.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Welles Lane (MK4 4GX), the main crime hotspot is near Temple Crescent. Police recorded 24 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Welles Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Keel Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Oberon Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Hepburn Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rains Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Lorre Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Lorre Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Charisse Gardens Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Charisse Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oberon Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grant Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Matthau Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Temple Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Temple Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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