Total Crime Rate

36.9 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 36.9 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.2 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.8 5/10
  • Other theft 4.9 5/10
  • Public order 2.5 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.5 1/10
  • 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
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Leys Road area has the 23rd lowest crime rate of 75 local areas in Loughton & Shenley , and the 255th lowest crime rate of 855 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 Leys Road (MK5 8AZ) in the last 12 months was 36.9 per 1,000 residents and was 50.1% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 19.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -7.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Leys Road (MK5 8AZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Weldon Rise, where police recorded 8 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Kirkham Court (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Leys Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Weldon Rise Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Weldon Rise Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kirkham Court Under investigation
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Data Sources

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