Postcode · Aylesbury
Crime in HP21 8PS
How much crime is recorded in HP21 8PS, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Fairford Leys
- Council
- Buckinghamshire
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,836 (2024)
HP21 8PSAylesbury
How safe is HP21 8PS
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 24.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the HP21 8PS 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
24.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
44
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 8PSNational
Violence and sexual offences21.223.6
Anti-social behaviour7.410.7
Public order4.64.6
Criminal damage and arson3.84.7
Burglary2.29.1
Other theft1.74.5
Vehicle crime1.63.5
Other crime1.41.5
Drugs0.72.4
Theft from the person0.42.1
Robbery0.41.4
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 40% 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.