Total Crime Rate

500.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

258.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 500.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 258.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 197.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 65.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 61.0 10/10
  • Public order 48.8 10/10
  • Other theft 39.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 22.0 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 14.6 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.6 9/10
  • Drugs 9.8 8/10
  • Burglary 7.3 7/10
  • Robbery 7.3 8/10
  • Theft from the person 7.3 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.9 7/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Market Square area has the 4th highest crime rate of 46 local areas in Aylesbury North , and the 18th highest crime rate of 1,629 local areas in Buckinghamshire .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Market Square (HP20 1TW) in the last 12 months was 500.0 per 1,000 residents and was 171.3% 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 81 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 2 cases , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 92.9% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 106 (≈ 258.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Market Square (HP20 1TW), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 357 crimes here, including 90 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Market Square area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Church Street
Apr 2026Other theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Great Western Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Great Western Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Great Western Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Aylesbury Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Long Lional
Apr 2026Burglary Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building
Apr 2026Public order Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Long Lional Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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