Total Crime Rate
83.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
46.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Prebendal Avenue area has the 14th highest crime rate of 36 local areas in Aylesbury South West , and the 358th highest crime rate of 1,629 local areas in Buckinghamshire .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Prebendal Avenue (HP21 8LD) in the last 12 months was 83.3 per 1,000 residents and was 1.7% 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 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 46.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Prebendal Avenue (HP21 8LD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hampden Gardens, where police recorded 31 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 | Vehicle crime | Hampden Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Mark'S Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hampden Gardens | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hampden Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Hampden Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mitchell Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Battersby Mews | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Battersby Mews | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Oxford Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Prebendal Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hampden Gardens | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Oxford Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Leach Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Leach Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Thame Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
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