Postcode district · Aylesbury
Crime in HP17
How much crime is recorded in HP17, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Buckinghamshire
- Region
- South East
- Population
- 17,129 (2024)
HP17Postcode district · Aylesbury
How safe is HP17
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 17.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in HP17, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
17.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
33
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
HP17National
Violence and sexual offences13.623.6
Burglary5.39.1
Other theft3.84.5
Anti-social behaviour3.010.7
Shoplifting2.88.4
Public order2.74.6
Criminal damage and arson2.34.7
Vehicle crime1.93.5
Other crime1.31.5
Drugs1.22.4
Robbery0.81.4
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Theft from the person0.42.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 17% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.