Total Crime Rate

49.5 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 49.5 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.4 6/10
  • Public order 9.3 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.3 7/10
  • Drugs 6.2 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 6.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.1 4/10
  • Burglary 3.1 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other 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

Pleshey Close area has the 35th lowest crime rate of 75 local areas in Loughton & Shenley , and the 349th lowest crime rate of 855 local areas in Milton Keynes .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Pleshey Close (MK5 6EP) in the last 12 months was 49.5 per 1,000 residents and was 32.9% lower than the Loughton & Shenley average (73.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 15.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -44.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Pleshey Close (MK5 6EP), the main crime hotspot is near Burchard Crescent. Police recorded 30 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Pleshey Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Burchard Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences London Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Wilmin Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Pleshey Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wallmead Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences London Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wallmead Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Robbery Burchard Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gurney Close

Data Sources

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