Total Crime Rate

46.9 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 46.9 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.5 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.9 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.9 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.9 2/10
  • Drugs 2.9 2/10
  • Other crime 2.9 3/10
  • Other theft 2.9 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.9 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
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

Barrett Place area has the 34th lowest crime rate of 75 local areas in Loughton & Shenley , and the 333rd 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 Barrett Place (MK5 6JY) in the last 12 months was 46.9 per 1,000 residents and was 36.5% lower than the Loughton & Shenley average (73.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 23.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -7.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Barrett Place (MK5 6JY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Edmund Court, where police recorded 7 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lowndes Grove (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Barrett Place area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Edmund Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft East Green Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Aldwycks Close Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lowndes Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lowndes Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lowndes Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Barrett Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Blatherwick Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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