Thames Valley Police has launched a re-appeal for information and witnesses in relation to the ongoing missing person investigation for Leah Croucher, in the week of her 21st birthday.

Leah Croucher disappeared in Milton Keynes on February 15, 2019. She was last seen on Buzzacott Lane in Furzton, just after 8.15am that morning.

Since then, there have been no confirmed sightings.

Her family reported her missing the same day, after last seeing her at 10pm the night before at their home.

You can read the family's latest appeal here. 

In the lead up to Leah’s 21st birthday, the force is launching a re-appeal for witnesses, who may have any information relating to her disappearance, nearly 18 months after she was reported missing.

Senior investigating officer, Detective Chief Inspector Andy Howard, of the Major Crime Unit, said: “On the morning of Friday, February 15, 2019, Leah left her home address in Quantock Crescent. We know that at 8.07am, she was spotted on a CCTV camera in Leigh Hill, just a matter of metres away from Quantock Crescent.

“At 8.16am, Leah was seen again on CCTV in Buzzacott Lane, approximately a ten minute walk from her home address. She was heading in the direction of Dulverton Drive, towards Tellytubbie Hill.

“However since that sighting on CCTV, there have been no further confirmed sightings of Leah at all.

“Leah walked to work in Knowlhill most mornings, and it is believed that she was on her way to work as usual at this time. Leah would often take different variations of her walking route; we know that on Wednesday 13 and Thursday February 14 that Leah crossed from Furzton into Shenley Lodge and walked up Faraday Drive towards Knowlhill; but we also know that she would sometimes walk the routes that took her directly around part of Furzton Lake.

“Leah’s workplace is in Davy Avenue, which means that Leah’s walk to work is approximately two miles long. It is a busy route through largely residential areas, and therefore I believe that at such a busy time in the morning it’s highly likely that other members of the public will have walked, cycled, or driven past her. Somebody must have seen Leah after she passed the CCTV camera on Buzzacott Lane.

“I would like to reach out and appeal to the residents and commuters in this area, particularly Buzzacott Lane, Dulverton Drive, Loxbeare Avenue and the roads close to Furzton Lake, as well as Faraday Drive and the roads surrounding it. Were you travelling along the H7 Chaffron Way that morning?

“We know these locations were such a feature of Leah’s weekday routine. She would have been walking along these roads and streets, between Emerson Valley, through Furzton and Shenley Lodge and into Knowlhill habitually between 8am and 9am each weekday morning.

“I find it very hard to believe that nobody saw Leah on the morning of February 15. If you are a resident of these areas, or were at the time of Leah’s disappearance, or if you are somebody that regularly uses that area to commute or for exercise please cast your mind back to that day and particularly that morning. It was the day after Valentine’s Day and the last day before the schools finished for half-term. Did you see a girl matching Leah’s description or did you see or hear anything that caught your attention that you may previously have thought was insignificant? If so, and you haven’t yet spoken to the police we need to hear from you.

“On the morning of February 15, Leah was dressed in a black coat, skinny black jeans, black Converse high top trainers and she was carrying a small black rucksack. In particular, she was wearing a grey Stewartby Taekwondo hooded top, with a colourful logo. This is a distinctive top, and I hope that it is one that someone would remember seeing.

“She has shoulder length brown hair and sometimes wears glasses.

“We are again appealing to the public, on this landmark date in Leah and her family’s life, for anyone who may know anything at all, to come forward and speak to police.

“We are taking this opportunity to re-issue some images of clothing and personal belongings that Leah was known to have had with her on 15 February in the hope that it prompts somebody’s memory.

“The smallest piece of information could be absolutely key in helping us to move on with this investigation, and open new lines of enquiry for our officers to explore.

“A £10,000 reward, offered by two local donors, is still available to anyone who has information that directly leads to us finding Leah.

“Leah’s disappearance has had a devastating effect on her family and it is difficult to comprehend the distress and anguish that they have had to deal with over the last 18 months and will continue to endure until Leah is found. This week she should be celebrating her 21st birthday surrounded by her family and friends.

“If anybody has any information that may assist us in finding Leah please do the right thing and contact us. Please consider the impact on Leah’s family of them not knowing what has happened to her and help us to give them the answers they are so desperately seeking.

“Leah, if you are able to see or hear this appeal, please contact us. We just want to know that you are ok and to be able to support you. You are not in any trouble and anything you wish to tell us will be treated in confidence and with sensitivity. Many, many people are wishing for your safe return.

“Information can be left via our dedicated website for this investigation, which is https://mipp.police.uk/operation/43H218A55-PO1/ call 101 or visit a police station, quoting investigation number 43190049929."