Update: Mum and small child terrorised by two balaclava-clad 'gangsters' on school run in Milton Keynes

The pair, who wore dark clothing and balaclavas, struck while the mum was parked up close to Summerfield School on Bradwell Common.

"One had his hand in his pocket, possibly on a knife, and they aggressively tried to open the car doors," said a friend of the family.

"They banged on the doors and windows for the mum to open the doors while her child was screaming in the back... It was like in a gangster movie...

The shaken mum drove off and the men ran into the redway alongside Dansteed Way.

Members of the Bradwell Common community have this week criticised police for seemingly taking no action over the incident, which happened last Wednesday.

"The police simply told the mum to park elsewhere and did absolute nothing. They did not even visit her, and didn't ask people for CCTV or dashcam footage," claimed the friend.

Considering how many children walk from school or Stantonbury and Summerfield after school clubs down the redways and those streets, it is shocking."

Residents say crime on Bradwell Common is soaring and drug dealing is allegedly taking place close to Summerfeild school.

"Dealers sometimes fight, some have sex in cars with clients where children can see them and then throw condoms into the gardens. Many cars have been broken into, yet the police, according to the victims,do nothing." claimed one.

She added: "On the redway at the bottom of Stokenchurch place, by the stone stairs, teenagers take drugs. Some young men even light spoons and possibly take heroin. They go into Bradwell Common and look into cars to see what they can take.

"A school bus from outside of MK has changed its stop and now stops closer to Bradwell Common instead of on the opposite side so that the children and parents have a shorter walk to safety and don't have to go under the bridge.

"The area is unrecognisable yet the police do nothing considerable and people feel very vulnerable and scared...It is an escalating problem that needs action and not indifference."

A Thames Valley Police spokesman said they received a call at around 8.50pm on Wednesday October 7 reporting an incident that had happened earlier that day.

The spokesman said: “It was reported that at around 3.35pm, a member of the public was parked in Burnham Drive when they were approached by two men who banged on the car door and demanded that they open it.

“The member of the public did not open the door and drove off. The men did not gain access to the car and the car was not damaged.

“The member of the public who reported this was given safety advice at the time of the report and also advised that they can call 999 if they are in immediate danger or if a crime is in progress. Officers are conducting house to house and CCTV enquiries in order to try and identify those involved. Please speak to them if you have any information.

“When making a report to police, if a crime is happening now or if you are in immediate danger, always call 999. If it's not an emergency, you can call Thames Valley Police 24 hours a day on 101 or make a report online.”