Total Crime Rate

104.8 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 104.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 36.8 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 28.3 9/10
  • Public order 11.3 8/10
  • Other theft 8.5 7/10
  • Drugs 5.7 6/10
  • Burglary 2.8 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.8 3/10
  • Robbery 2.8 3/10
  • Shoplifting 2.8 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.8 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
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

Hampden Gardens area has the 9th highest crime rate of 37 local areas in Aylesbury South West , and the 243rd highest crime rate of 1,637 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 Hampden Gardens (HP21 8NP) in the last 12 months was 104.8 per 1,000 residents and was 38.3% higher than the Aylesbury South West average (75.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 53.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 26.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hampden Gardens (HP21 8NP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hampden Gardens, where police recorded 31 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Verney Walk (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Hampden Gardens area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Hampden Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chalgrove Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hampden Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chalgrove Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Verney Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Paterson Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Nursery Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Nursery Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Verney Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beech Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Hampden Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Hampden Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chalgrove Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beech Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hampden Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Carrington Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Carrington Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Carrington Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Eaton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oak Green Action to be taken by another organisation

Data Sources

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