Total Crime Rate
37.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
32.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026York Place area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 36 local areas in Aylesbury South West , and the 722nd lowest 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 York Place (HP21 8GZ) in the last 12 months was 37.0 per 1,000 residents and was 56.4% lower than the Aylesbury South West average (84.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 32.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -11.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around York Place (HP21 8GZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bus/Coach Station, where police recorded 38 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Great Western Street (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | York Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Court Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Walton Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Coxhill Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Station Boulevard | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Station Boulevard | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Walton Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | York Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Aylesbury | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Great Western Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Viridian Square | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Great Western Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Great Western Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Walton Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | More Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Beech Green | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Eaton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Eaton Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Coxhill Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | More Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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