Total Crime Rate
189.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
137.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Towersey Way area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 36 local areas in Aylesbury South West , and the 78th 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 Towersey Way (HP21 8PN) in the last 12 months was 189.6 per 1,000 residents and was 123.8% 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 45 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 166.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -60.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 53 (≈ 137.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 47.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Towersey Way (HP21 8PN), the main crime hotspot is near Chapman Close. Police recorded 35 crimes here, including 27 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Lavric Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Springfield Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chapman Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chapman Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chapman Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Chapman Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Battersby Mews | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Battersby Mews | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lavric Road | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Oxford Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Oxford Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hartwell End | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Fowler Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Fowler Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ditchingham Close | Under investigation |
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