Total Crime Rate
60.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Sweet Briar area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 95 local areas in Aston Clinton and Bierton , and the 538th 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 Sweet Briar (HP22 5ZG) in the last 12 months was 60.0 per 1,000 residents and was 8.3% higher than the Aston Clinton and Bierton average (55.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -5.6% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 33.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 209.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Sweet Briar (HP22 5ZG), the main crime hotspot is near Medlar Street. Police recorded 9 crimes here, including 5 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Aston Clinton and Bierton| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | New Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Sweet Briar | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Welbeck Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Turville Road | Under investigation |
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