Total Crime Rate

147.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

65.1 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 147.3 9/10
  • Violent crimes 65.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 51.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 34.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.7 8/10
  • Public order 13.7 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.7 9/10
  • Other crime 10.3 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.9 8/10
  • Drugs 3.4 4/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Penn Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 36 local areas in Aylesbury South West , and the 134th 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 Penn Road (HP21 8JU) in the last 12 months was 147.3 per 1,000 residents and was 73.8% higher 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 65.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Penn Road (HP21 8JU), the main crime hotspot is near Friarage Road. Police recorded 48 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Penn Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (25/25)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Rickford'S Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Station Boulevard Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Coxhill Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Coxhill Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Friarage Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime More Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson More Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Friarage Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Friarage Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Friarage Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Eaton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Eaton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Station Boulevard Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Thame Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Friarage Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mount Street —
Apr 2026Public order Prebendal Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Aylesbury Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Beech Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Green End —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leach Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leach Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Green End Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rickford'S Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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