Total Crime Rate

106.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

76.7 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 106.7 8/10
  • Violent crimes 76.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 66.7 9/10
  • Other theft 10.0 8/10
  • Public order 10.0 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.7 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.7 6/10
  • Burglary 3.3 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.3 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
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

Joplin Court area has the 14th highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Loughton & Shenley , and the 229th 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 Joplin Court (MK8 0JP) in the last 12 months was 106.7 per 1,000 residents and was 35.3% 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 76.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Joplin Court (MK8 0JP), the main crime hotspot is near Mercury Grove. Police recorded 13 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Joplin Court area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Drakes Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Edmund Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Armstrong Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Drakes Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Edmund Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Edmund Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Edmund Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Baxter Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Baxter Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Barrett Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Mercury Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Duncan Grove Under investigation
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Data Sources

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