Total Crime Rate
160.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
44.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Francis Court area has the 5th highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Loughton & Shenley , and the 113th highest crime rate of 852 local areas in Milton Keynes .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Francis Court (MK5 6ER) in the last 12 months was 160.7 per 1,000 residents and was 103.8% higher than the Loughton & Shenley average (78.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 20 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). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 44.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 15.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Francis Court (MK5 6ER), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Burchard Crescent, where police recorded 42 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Benbow Court (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Milton Keynes| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Wilmin Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Lipscomb Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Benbow Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Benbow Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Benbow Court | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Burchard Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Burchard Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Burchard Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Lipscomb Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Francis Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Francis Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | London Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Lipscomb Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Wilmin Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | London Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Primatt Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Primatt Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ashpole Furlong | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Burchard Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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