Total Crime Rate

261.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

114.2 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 261.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 114.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 83.8 10/10
  • Shoplifting 45.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.8 8/10
  • Public order 22.8 9/10
  • Other theft 20.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.8 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 17.8 10/10
  • Drugs 15.2 9/10
  • Robbery 7.6 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.5 2/10
  • Burglary 2.5 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.5 2/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Crown Leys 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 Crown Leys (HP20 2LJ) 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 Crown Leys (HP20 2LJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 40 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Crown Leys (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Crown Leys area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Megdale Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lansdowne Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mowbray Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mowbray Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crown Leys Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Vale Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Fleet Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Rothesay Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crown Leys Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stirling Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Stirling Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting St John'S Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Lansdowne Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Mowbray Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Mowbray Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Rothesay Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Rothesay Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Rothesay Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lansdowne Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Crown Leys Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Little Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crown Leys Under investigation

Data Sources

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