Total Crime Rate

151.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

99.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 151.3 9/10
  • Violent crimes 99.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 92.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.8 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.1 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.1 8/10
  • Other theft 7.4 7/10
  • Drugs 3.7 4/10
  • Other crime 3.7 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.7 6/10
  • Public order 3.7 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Diddington Close area has the 27th highest crime rate of 105 local areas in Bletchley East , and the 126th highest crime rate of 852 local areas in Milton Keynes .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Diddington Close (MK2 3EB) in the last 12 months was 151.3 per 1,000 residents and was 10.7% higher than the Bletchley East average (136.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 99.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -31.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Diddington Close (MK2 3EB), the main crime hotspot is near Diddington Close. Police recorded 24 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 Diddington Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Strangford Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hebrides Gate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Langdale Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Elba Gate Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ruthven Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Strangford Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Strangford Drive Under investigation
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Data Sources

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