Total Crime Rate

47.9 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

28.8 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 47.9 5/10
  • Violent crimes 28.8 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.6 6/10
  • Other theft 6.4 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.4 6/10
  • Burglary 3.2 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.2 2/10
  • Public order 3.2 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

London Road area has the 33rd lowest crime rate of 74 local areas in Loughton & Shenley , and the 324th lowest crime rate of 852 local areas in Milton Keynes .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around London Road (MK5 8AF) in the last 12 months was 47.9 per 1,000 residents and was 39.2% 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 8 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). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -11.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 28.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around London Road (MK5 8AF), 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 London Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Wilmin Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Francis Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Lipscomb Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Tresham Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Burchard Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burchard Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burchard Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Wilmin Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Francis Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Lipscomb Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary London Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson London Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Snaith Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Primatt Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Primatt Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ashpole Furlong Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Lipscomb Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burchard Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Benbow Court
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Benbow Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Benbow Court Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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