Total Crime Rate

91.3 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

56.7 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 91.3 7/10
  • Violent crimes 56.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 45.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.2 6/10
  • Public order 11.0 8/10
  • Other theft 6.3 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.7 5/10
  • Burglary 3.2 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.2 2/10
  • Drugs 1.6 1/10
  • Theft from the person 1.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Grable Avenue area has the 19th highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Loughton & Shenley , and the 279th highest crime rate of 852 local areas in Milton Keynes .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Grable Avenue (MK4 4TH) in the last 12 months was 91.3 per 1,000 residents and was 15.8% higher 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 29 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 Burglary ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 36 (≈ 56.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Grable Avenue (MK4 4TH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hepburn Crescent, where police recorded 27 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Peck Court (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Grable Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Oliver Row Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Peck Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Quinn Meadows Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Quinn Meadows Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wannamaker Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hepburn Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burton Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Taylor Meadows Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Peck Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Milland Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Quinn Meadows Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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