Total Crime Rate
27.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
22.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Yardley Avenue area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 34 local areas in Ivinghoe , and the 499th lowest crime rate of 1,629 local areas in Buckinghamshire .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Yardley Avenue (LU7 9AL) in the last 12 months was 27.5 per 1,000 residents and was 24.9% lower than the Ivinghoe average (36.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 22.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -8.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Yardley Avenue (LU7 9AL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sports/Recreation Area, where police recorded 5 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Long Hedge (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Gullicot Way | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Morton Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:
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