Total Crime Rate

42.1 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

25.3 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 42.1 4/10
  • Violent crimes 25.3 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.5 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.2 6/10
  • Drugs 2.8 2/10
  • Public order 2.8 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.8 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Chesham Road area has the 13th highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Bovingdon, Flaunden and Chipperfield , and the 179th lowest crime rate of 470 local areas in Dacorum .

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 Chesham Road (HP3 0ED) in the last 12 months was 42.1 per 1,000 residents and was 26.9% lower than the Bovingdon, Flaunden and Chipperfield average (57.6 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 Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 25.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -91.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chesham Road (HP3 0ED), the highest concentration of overall crime is near High Street, where police recorded 7 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Newman Close (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Chesham Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Field Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour High Street
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hamer Close Under investigation

Data Sources

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