Total Crime Rate

279.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 279.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 92.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 63.3 10/10
  • Other theft 36.5 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 24.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.6 8/10
  • Theft from the person 14.6 9/10
  • Public order 12.2 8/10
  • Drugs 9.7 8/10
  • Burglary 4.9 5/10
  • Robbery 4.9 7/10
  • Other crime 2.4 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Davy Avenue area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Loughton & Shenley , and the 51st highest crime rate of 855 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 Davy Avenue (MK5 8PP) in the last 12 months was 279.8 per 1,000 residents and was 278.9% higher 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 38 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 45 (≈ 109.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 21.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Davy Avenue (MK5 8PP), the main crime hotspot is near Roebuck Way. Police recorded 7 crimes here, including 5 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Davy Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Little Meadow —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Little Meadow Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Seebeck Place —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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