Postcode district · Aylesbury
Crime in HP20
How much crime is recorded in HP20, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Buckinghamshire
- Region
- South East
- Population
- 29,178 (2024)
HP20Postcode district · Aylesbury
How safe is HP20
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 40.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in HP20, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
40.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
91
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).
HP20National
Violence and sexual offences34.423.6
Shoplifting16.88.4
Public order8.34.6
Anti-social behaviour7.810.7
Other theft7.14.5
Burglary7.09.1
Criminal damage and arson5.54.7
Drugs4.02.4
Vehicle crime2.93.5
Other crime1.81.5
Robbery1.61.4
Bicycle theft1.31.0
Theft from the person0.82.1
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 12% 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.