Total Crime Rate
44.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
35.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Riley Close area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 46 local areas in Aylesbury North , and the 776th highest crime rate of 1,629 local areas in Buckinghamshire .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Riley Close (HP20 2TH) in the last 12 months was 44.0 per 1,000 residents and was 76.1% lower 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 35.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -88.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Riley Close (HP20 2TH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Friarage Road, where police recorded 48 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Mitchell Close (24 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Friarage Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Palmer Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Prebendal Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Prebendal Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Prebendal Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Friarage Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | A41 | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Palmer Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Whitehall Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Serpentine | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Thame Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mitchell Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Friarage Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Friarage Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Friarage Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Serpentine | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Church Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | The Serpentine | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Mount Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Green End | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Green End | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Rickford'S Hill | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rickford'S Hill | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mount Pleasant | Under investigation |
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