Total Crime Rate

50.5 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

20.2 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 50.5 5/10
  • Violent crimes 20.2 4/10
  • Other theft 13.5 9/10
  • Public order 10.1 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 10.1 3/10
  • Shoplifting 6.7 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.4 5/10
  • Other crime 3.4 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.4 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Forge Close area has the 24th highest crime rate of 91 local areas in Chalfont St Giles , and the 656th highest crime rate of 1,629 local areas in Buckinghamshire .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Forge Close (HP15 6PY) in the last 12 months was 50.5 per 1,000 residents and was 29.7% higher than the Chalfont St Giles average (38.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 20.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Forge Close (HP15 6PY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bramble Crescent, where police recorded 13 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Turners Place (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Forge Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bramble Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Turners Place Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Orchard Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Earl Howe Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Turners Place Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bramble Crescent Under investigation
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Data Sources

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