Postcode · Aylesbury
Crime in HP21 8DS
How much crime is recorded in HP21 8DS, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- California & Southcourt
- Council
- Buckinghamshire
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,746 (2024)
HP21 8DSAylesbury
How safe is HP21 8DS
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 40.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the HP21 8DS area, 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
63
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 8DSNational
Violence and sexual offences34.923.6
Anti-social behaviour7.410.7
Burglary5.09.1
Vehicle crime3.23.5
Criminal damage and arson3.14.7
Other crime2.91.5
Other theft2.84.5
Public order2.74.6
Drugs2.52.4
Possession of weapons1.20.9
Shoplifting0.28.4
Robbery0.11.4
Theft from the person0.12.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 15% 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.