Total Crime Rate

49.7 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 49.7 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.7 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.7 3/10
  • Other theft 3.1 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 1.6 1/10
  • Other crime 1.6 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Ayreshire Way area has the 36th lowest crime rate of 75 local areas in Loughton & Shenley , and the 350th lowest crime rate of 855 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 Ayreshire Way (MK8 1AR) in the last 12 months was 49.7 per 1,000 residents and was 32.7% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 21.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 17.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ayreshire Way (MK8 1AR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Friesland Avenue, where police recorded 20 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Barrosa Way (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Ayreshire Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Friesland Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pembroke Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Salorn Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Angus Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Barrosa Way Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Madura Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Friesland Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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