Total Crime Rate

64.5 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

40.3 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 64.5 6/10
  • Violent crimes 40.3 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 40.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.1 7/10
  • Other theft 8.1 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Vernier Crescent area has the 27th highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Loughton & Shenley , and the 402nd highest crime rate of 852 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 Vernier Crescent (MK5 6FD) in the last 12 months was 64.5 per 1,000 residents and was 18.2% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 40.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 127.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Vernier Crescent (MK5 6FD), the main crime hotspot is near Beddoes Croft. Police recorded 180 crimes here, including 165 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Vernier Crescent area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beddoes Croft Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Darwin Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Darwin Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beddoes Croft Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beddoes Croft Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beddoes Croft Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beddoes Croft Under investigation
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Data Sources

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