Total Crime Rate
261.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
114.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Rothesay Close area has the 7th highest crime rate of 46 local areas in Aylesbury North , and the 48th 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 Rothesay Close (HP20 1BG) in the last 12 months was 261.4 per 1,000 residents and was 41.8% higher than the Aylesbury North average (184.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 33 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 600.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 45 (≈ 114.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -2.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Rothesay Close (HP20 1BG), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 268 crimes here, including 42 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Crown Leys | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Rothesay Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Rothesay Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Crown Leys | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Fleet Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Anchor Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Rothesay Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Crown Leys | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Eastern Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Offender given penalty notice |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Anchor Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Anchor Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Offender given penalty notice |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Rothesay Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Under investigation |
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