Total Crime Rate

160.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

44.6 per 1,000 7/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 160.7 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 59.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 44.6 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.8 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.9 9/10
  • Other theft 17.9 9/10
  • Public order 11.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.9 5/10
  • Drugs 8.9 8/10
  • Robbery 6.0 7/10
  • Burglary 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Thirlby Lane 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 Thirlby Lane (MK5 6EU) 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 Thirlby Lane (MK5 6EU), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Thirlby Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burchard Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Benbow Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burchard Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Burchard Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Francis Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Francis Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Lipscomb Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burchard Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Lipscomb Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Lipscomb Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson London Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary London Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Benbow Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Benbow Court —
Apr 2026Other crime Primatt Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Primatt Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Watling Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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