Crime Rates at Larks Rise, Chesham, HP5 1RG

Larks Rise area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 23 local areas in Chess Valley , and the 796th highest crime rate of 1,637 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 Larks Rise (HP5 1RG) in the last 12 months was 43.5 per 1,000 residents and was 38.4% lower than the Chess Valley average (70.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 150.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 37.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -15.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Larks Rise (HP5 1RG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Pheasant Rise, where police recorded 13 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Larks Rise (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.