Crime Rates at Hurst Path, Pitstone, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 9FS

Hurst Path area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 34 local areas in Ivinghoe , and the 769th lowest 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 Hurst Path (LU7 9FS) in the last 12 months was 39.0 per 1,000 residents and was 8.5% lower than the Ivinghoe average (42.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 300.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 31.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 200.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -6.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hurst Path (LU7 9FS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Windsor Road, where police recorded 14 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Dalton Place (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.