Total Crime Rate
37.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
15.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Lowndes Grove area has the 22nd lowest crime rate of 74 local areas in Loughton & Shenley , and the 240th lowest crime rate of 852 local areas in Milton Keynes .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Lowndes Grove (MK5 6EF) in the last 12 months was 37.6 per 1,000 residents and was 52.3% lower than the Loughton & Shenley average (78.9 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 Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 15.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -91.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Lowndes Grove (MK5 6EF), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 57 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Milton Keynes| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Edmund Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Barrett Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | — |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Rhuddlan Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Robertson Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Robertson Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Edmund Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Edmund Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Watling Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Edmund Court | Under investigation |
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