Postcode · Aylesbury
Crime in HP20 1LY
How much crime is recorded in HP20 1LY, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Victoria Park
- Council
- Buckinghamshire
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,080 (2024)
How safe is HP20 1LY
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 49.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the HP20 1LY area, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
49.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
101
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).
HP20 1LYNational
Violence and sexual offences43.723.6
Shoplifting12.08.4
Burglary10.99.1
Criminal damage and arson9.64.7
Public order8.84.6
Anti-social behaviour6.410.7
Other theft5.44.5
Other crime5.11.5
Vehicle crime3.53.5
Drugs3.22.4
Theft from the person0.92.1
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Robbery0.21.4
Possession of weapons0.20.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 9% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.