Total Crime Rate

103.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

77.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 103.7 8/10
  • Violent crimes 77.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 70.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.4 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.4 6/10
  • Public order 7.4 6/10
  • Other theft 3.7 4/10
  • Shoplifting 3.7 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.7 3/10
  • 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
  • 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

Monro Avenue area has the 15th highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Loughton & Shenley , and the 241st highest crime rate of 852 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 Monro Avenue (MK8 0BB) in the last 12 months was 103.7 per 1,000 residents and was 31.5% higher 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 77.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Monro Avenue (MK8 0BB), the main crime hotspot is near Marley Grove. Police recorded 17 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Monro Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Baxter Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Armstrong Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Mercury Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Baxter Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Marley Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beckinsale Grove Under investigation
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Data Sources

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