Total Crime Rate

54.1 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 54.1 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.2 4/10
  • Other theft 12.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.8 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.9 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.9 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.5 2/10
  • Drugs 2.5 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
  • 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

Vincent Avenue area has the 35th highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Loughton & Shenley , and the 391st 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 Vincent Avenue (MK8 0AW) in the last 12 months was 54.1 per 1,000 residents and was 26.8% 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 Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -36.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 17.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 47.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Vincent Avenue (MK8 0AW), the main crime hotspot is near Mercury Grove. Police recorded 14 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Vincent Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Vincent Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Houghton Court —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petworth Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petworth Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Highgrove Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Southwick Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Southwick Court —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Westwood Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Westwood Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Holyrood Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Darin Court —
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Data Sources

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