Total Crime Rate
64.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Redding Grove area has the 27th highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Loughton & Shenley , and the 404th highest crime rate of 855 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 Redding Grove (MK8 0BD) in the last 12 months was 64.7 per 1,000 residents and was 12.4% lower than the Loughton & Shenley average (73.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Drugs with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 800.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 17.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 38.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Redding Grove (MK8 0BD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Dorsey Close, where police recorded 21 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Mercury Grove (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Loughton & Shenley| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Valens Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dorsey Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Duncan Grove | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Fury Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Fury Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Fury Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Cline Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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