Total Crime Rate

64.1 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

48.1 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 64.1 6/10
  • Violent crimes 48.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 41.7 8/10
  • Public order 6.4 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.2 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.2 2/10
  • Other crime 3.2 4/10
  • Other theft 3.2 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Pickering Drive area has the 9th highest crime rate of 33 local areas in Shenley Brook End , and the 405th 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 Pickering Drive (MK4 2EQ) in the last 12 months was 64.1 per 1,000 residents and was 12.2% lower than the Shenley Brook End average (73.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 48.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Pickering Drive (MK4 2EQ), the main crime hotspot is near Gundale Court. Police recorded 9 crimes here, including 7 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Pickering Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hartington Grove —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Yalts Brow Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cranwell Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rillington Gardens —
Apr 2026Public order Cranwell Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Yalts Brow Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Cropton Rise Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Ellerburn Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Cropton Rise Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cranwell Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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