Total Crime Rate

269.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

246.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 269.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 246.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 245.1 10/10
  • Other crime 10.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.5 4/10
  • Other theft 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 1.5 1/10
  • Drugs 1.5 1/10
  • Public order 1.5 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 1.5 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Beddoes Croft area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Loughton & Shenley , and the 55th 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 Beddoes Croft (MK5 6FQ) in the last 12 months was 269.1 per 1,000 residents and was 241.2% higher 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 164 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 165 (≈ 246.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Beddoes Croft (MK5 6FQ), 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 Beddoes Croft area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burton Way 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 Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beddoes Croft Under investigation
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
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Data Sources

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