Crime Rates at Merlin Centre, Gatehouse Industrial Area, Aylesbury, HP19 8DP

Merlin Centre area has the 4th highest crime rate of 89 local areas in Aylesbury North West , and the 39th highest crime rate of 1,629 local areas in Buckinghamshire .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Merlin Centre (HP19 8DP) in the last 12 months was 287.2 per 1,000 residents and was 178.4% higher than the Aylesbury North West average (103.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 43 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -71.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 50 (≈ 130.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -24.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 6.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Merlin Centre (HP19 8DP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Haydon Road, where police recorded 131 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Wycliffe End (53 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.