Postcode · Aylesbury
Crime in HP21 8BL
How much crime is recorded in HP21 8BL, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Mandeville & Elm Farm
- Council
- Buckinghamshire
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,157 (2024)
How safe is HP21 8BL
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 24.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the HP21 8BL area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
24.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
36
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).
HP21 8BLNational
Violence and sexual offences18.123.6
Burglary5.89.1
Other theft3.14.5
Vehicle crime2.43.5
Public order2.04.6
Anti-social behaviour1.610.7
Other crime1.41.5
Robbery1.41.4
Criminal damage and arson1.24.7
Drugs1.22.4
Shoplifting0.78.4
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Bicycle theft0.71.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 39% 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.