Total Crime Rate

52.6 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 52.6 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.7 6/10
  • Other theft 14.4 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Orwell Drive area has the 17th lowest crime rate of 37 local areas in Aylesbury South West , and the 651st highest crime rate of 1,637 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 Orwell Drive (HP21 9UE) in the last 12 months was 52.6 per 1,000 residents and was 30.6% lower 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -14.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 28.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 75.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Orwell Drive (HP21 9UE), the main crime hotspot is near Grenville Green. Police recorded 39 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Orwell Drive area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bowler Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parslow Close
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Orwell Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Grenville Green Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lowmon Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grenville Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lowmon Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Orwell Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Lowmon Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Sheridan Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Sheridan Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sheridan Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Carey Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Werner Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Orwell Close Under investigation

Data Sources

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