Loughton
Middle areaSouth west Milton Keynes. 6,774 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 3.7 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 77% of people in Loughton live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Loughton
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Loughton at a rate of 103.3 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 99.4 per 1,000 people across Milton Keynes.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 214 |
| Other crime | 138 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 96 |
| Vehicle crime | 75 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 46 |
| Shoplifting | 43 |
| Burglary | 33 |
| Drug offences | 24 |
| Theft from the person | 16 |
| Robbery | 15 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Loughton compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Loughton safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Loughton at a rate of 103.3 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 99.4 per 1,000 people across Milton Keynes.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 126 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Loughton.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (214), other crime (138) and anti-social behaviour (96).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of Milton Keynes
These figures are published for the whole of Milton Keynes, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Milton Keynes and not Loughton alone. See Milton Keynes
Loughton in brief
The median price paid for a home in Loughton was £370,000 in 2025.
Loughton had 6,838 usual residents at the census.
About 77% of people in Loughton live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Loughton, 97.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.