Postcode district · Aylesbury
Crime in HP18
How much crime is recorded in HP18, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Buckinghamshire
- Region
- South East
- Population
- 35,744 (2024)
HP18Postcode district · Aylesbury
How safe is HP18
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 17.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in HP18, 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
17.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
30
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).
HP18National
Violence and sexual offences14.423.6
Burglary3.79.1
Other theft3.34.5
Shoplifting2.68.4
Anti-social behaviour2.410.7
Criminal damage and arson2.24.7
Vehicle crime2.23.5
Public order1.74.6
Other crime1.31.5
Drugs0.52.4
Robbery0.51.4
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Theft from the person0.22.1
Bicycle theft0.21.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 18% 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.