Crime Rates at Shantung Place, Chesham, HP5 1SF

Shantung Place area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 23 local areas in Chess Valley , and the 753rd lowest 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 Shantung Place (HP5 1SF) in the last 12 months was 38.5 per 1,000 residents and was 45.6% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 600.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 30.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 166.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -76.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Shantung Place (HP5 1SF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Springfield Road, where police recorded 17 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Pheasant Rise (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.