Crime Rates at Chequers Lane, Prestwood, Great Missenden, HP16 9DR

Chequers Lane area has the 6th highest crime rate of 31 local areas in Great Missenden , and the 522nd highest crime rate of 1,629 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 Chequers Lane (HP16 9DR) in the last 12 months was 61.0 per 1,000 residents and was 57.1% higher than the Great Missenden average (38.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 166.7% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 18.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -24.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chequers Lane (HP16 9DR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 19 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Chequers Drive (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.