Total Crime Rate

76.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

27.6 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 76.7 7/10
  • Violent crimes 27.6 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.5 6/10
  • Other theft 15.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.3 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.1 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.1 5/10
  • Burglary 3.1 2/10
  • Public order 3.1 2/10
  • Shoplifting 3.1 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.1 2/10
  • 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

Petworth area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Loughton & Shenley , and the 347th highest crime rate of 852 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 Petworth (MK8 9DJ) in the last 12 months was 76.7 per 1,000 residents and was 2.7% lower 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 27.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Petworth (MK8 9DJ), the main crime hotspot is near Kepwick. Police recorded 42 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Petworth area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Kepwick Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kepwick —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dorton Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Corn Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ethorpe Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kepwick Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kepwick Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Kepwick Under investigation
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Data Sources

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