Total Crime Rate
36.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
14.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Upton Grove area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 52 local areas in Bletchley West , and the 229th lowest crime rate of 852 local areas in Milton Keynes .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Upton Grove (MK5 7GR) in the last 12 months was 36.7 per 1,000 residents and was 39.6% lower than the Bletchley West average (60.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -28.6% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 14.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Upton Grove (MK5 7GR), the main crime hotspot is near Parsons Crescent. Police recorded 55 crimes here, including 39 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Milton Keynes| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parsons Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parsons Crescent | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Loxbeare Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Winstanley Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Faraday Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Porlock Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mayer Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Radworthy | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Carnot Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Marconi Croft | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Morebath Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Volta Rise | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parsons Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parsons Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parsons Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parsons Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parsons Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Parsons Crescent | Under investigation |
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