Source · IMB Annual Report

Aylesbury

AI-generated report summary In the Board’s view HMP Aylesbury showed overall improvement as a category C training prison over the reporting year. Strong interdepartmental working underlies HMP Aylesbury prison’s commitment to ensuring prisoner safety. Aylesbury is a training prison but it is not resourced to prepare prisoners for release.

Year: 2025 Published: 24 Apr 2026 Type: Prison · Cat C Population: 402 Key concerns Positive findings

Safety statistics

Incidents during reporting year
IndicatorThis yearPrevious
Self-harm incidents254355
Prisoner assaults77107
Use of force326389

Positive findings

AI-generated summary
Strong interdepartmental working underlies HMP Aylesbury prison’s commitment to ensuring prisoner safety. An improvement in staff numbers at all levels helped to ensure a more regular and predictable regime. Noticeable improvements were made to reception and induction during the reporting, year helping prisoners make a better start in their time in HMP Aylesbury. With more permanent staff on the health team, prisoners were more likely to receive consistent care.

Key concerns

AI-generated summary

  • TO THE MINISTER
  • TO THE PRISON SERVICE
  • TO THE GOVERNOR

Related inspections & investigations

2 Feb 2026 HMIP · Unannounced
29 Aug 2023 HMIP · IRP
22 Nov 2022 HMIP · Unannounced
PPO fatal incident Matthew Needham
PPO fatal incident John Richards · Other non-natural
16 May 2022 PPO fatal incident Isaac Ayeni · Other non-natural
25 May 2023 PPO fatal incident George Emmett · Other non-natural
15 May 2023 PPO fatal incident Glody Muyeki · Other non-natural

Other reports for Aylesbury

2024 Published 15 Jan 2025 Population 401 · Self-harm 353 · Concerns
2023 Published 7 Dec 2023 Population 386 · Concerns
2022 Published 19 May 2023 Population 371 · Self-harm 175 · Concerns
2021 Published 17 Dec 2021 Population 209 · Self-harm 115 · Concerns
2020 Published 23 Oct 2020 Population 209 · Self-harm 197 · Concerns