Crap Towns / Aylesbury / Crime

How much crime is there in Aylesbury?

The police recorded 82.8 crimes per 1,000 people a year in Aylesbury from September 2023 to August 2026, 9% higher than the typical town's 76.2. The most common was violence and sexual offences, at 38.2. In the 12 months to August 2026 it was 83.5, down from 84.0 in the 12 months to August 2024.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
September 2023 to August 2024	84.0	78.6
September 2024 to August 2025	81.0	77.4
September 2025 to August 2026	83.5	73.7

**By type**
Crime	Here	Typical town
Violence and sexual offences	38.2	34.1
Shoplifting	9.3	7.1
Public order	7.7	6.6
Other theft	7.0	5.4
Criminal damage and arson	6.0	7.0
Vehicle crime	4.1	3.8
Drugs	3.1	2.4
Other crime	2.4	2.0
Burglary	1.7	3.1
Robbery	1.0	0.6
Bicycle theft	0.9	0.5
Theft from the person	0.8	0.4
Possession of weapons	0.7	0.8

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Crimes per 1,000 people a year
Aylesbury	–	82.8
Princes Risborough	10.2 km	55.5
Leighton Buzzard	15.6 km	55.1
Winslow	15.7 km	53.1
Thame	13.9 km	45.4
Prestwood and Great Missenden	13.8 km	42.5
Tring	10.1 km	41.5
Aston Clinton	5.5 km	36.1
Haddenham	9.5 km	36.1
Chinnor	14.3 km	31.1
Wendover	6.7 km	28.8
The typical town	–	76.2