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

Merlin Centre area has the highest crime rate of 89 local areas in Aylesbury North West , and the 18th highest crime rate of 1,637 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 485.6 per 1,000 residents and was 364.4% higher than the Aylesbury North West average (104.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 61 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 75 (≈ 195.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 154.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Merlin Centre (HP19 8DP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Edge Street, where police recorded 105 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Wycliffe End (39 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.