Total Crime Rate

2379.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 2379.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 955.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 468.0 10/10
  • Public order 280.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 187.2 10/10
  • Other theft 113.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 88.7 10/10
  • Drugs 59.1 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 49.3 10/10
  • Robbery 49.3 10/10
  • Burglary 44.3 10/10
  • Theft from the person 29.6 10/10
  • Other crime 19.7 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 19.7 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.8 9/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Temple Square area has the highest crime rate of 46 local areas in Aylesbury North , and the 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 Temple Square (HP20 2QD) in the last 12 months was 2379.3 per 1,000 residents and was 1201.9% higher than the Aylesbury North average (182.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 194 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 3 cases , down -25.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 166 (≈ 817.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 12.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Temple Square (HP20 2QD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 187 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Kingsbury (63 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Temple Square area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/117)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park/Open Space Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Long Lional —
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Long Lional Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Long Lional Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Long Lional Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Long Lional Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Park/Open Space Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Park/Open Space Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Park/Open Space Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Nelson Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pebble Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pebble Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Great Western Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Anchor Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Granville Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
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Data Sources

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