Total Crime Rate
14.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
3.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Freeman Court area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 72 local areas in Chesham , and the 189th lowest crime rate of 1,629 local areas in Buckinghamshire .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Freeman Court (HP5 1AN) in the last 12 months was 14.3 per 1,000 residents and was 77.5% lower than the Chesham average (63.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -74.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Freeman Court (HP5 1AN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Upper Gladstone Road, where police recorded 54 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near A416 (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Upper Gladstone Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Upper Gladstone Road | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Broad Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cheyne Mews | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Cheyne Mews | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Eskdale Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Turners Walk | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Turners Walk | — |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Essex Road | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Upper George Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Upper Gladstone Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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