Total Crime Rate
6.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Ricketts Close area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 89 local areas in Aylesbury North West , and the 44th lowest crime rate of 1,637 local areas in Buckinghamshire .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Ricketts Close (HP17 8QF) in the last 12 months was 6.3 per 1,000 residents and was 94.0% lower than the Aylesbury North West average (104.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
In the area around Ricketts Close (HP17 8QF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Banks Road, where police recorded 37 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Spicers Yard (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Aylesbury North West| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Hordern Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dollicot | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Banks Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Banks Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Banks Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Crabtree Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Spicers Yard | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dollicot | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dollicot | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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