Total Crime Rate

111.8 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 111.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 60.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.3 8/10
  • Public order 8.6 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.7 8/10
  • Burglary 5.7 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.9 1/10
  • Drugs 2.9 2/10
  • Other theft 2.9 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.9 3/10
  • Robbery 2.9 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.9 2/10
  • Other crime 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

Kensington Drive area has the 10th highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Loughton & Shenley , and the 209th 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 Kensington Drive (MK8 9AR) in the last 12 months was 111.8 per 1,000 residents and was 51.3% 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 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 74.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 58.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kensington Drive (MK8 9AR), the main crime hotspot is near Dorton Close. Police recorded 25 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Kensington Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Highgrove Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Westwood Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Southwick Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Holyrood Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Dorton Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Dorton Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Portchester Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Rangers Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Longleat Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petworth Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petworth Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Longleat Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Longleat Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Astlethorpe Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Houghton Court —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Chawton Crescent —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Southwick Court —
Sep 2025Burglary Westwood Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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