Total Crime Rate

55.7 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

35.2 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 55.7 5/10
  • Violent crimes 35.2 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 32.3 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.8 5/10
  • Other theft 5.9 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.9 2/10
  • Public order 2.9 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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

Olde Bell Lane area has the 32nd highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Loughton & Shenley , and the 387th 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 Olde Bell Lane (MK5 8EW) in the last 12 months was 55.7 per 1,000 residents and was 29.3% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 120.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 35.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Olde Bell Lane (MK5 8EW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 57 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 Olde Bell Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cavendish Court —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Benbow Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Benbow Court —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Paynes Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Watling Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Other theft Lipscomb Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Lipscomb Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Lipscomb Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Benbow Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Rhuddlan Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Tresham Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Robertson Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Robertson Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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