Crime Rates at Sunnyside Road, Chesham, HP5 2AP

Sunnyside Road area has the 7th highest crime rate of 23 local areas in Chess Valley , and the 211th highest crime rate of 1,637 local areas in Buckinghamshire .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Sunnyside Road (HP5 2AP) in the last 12 months was 114.0 per 1,000 residents and was 61.3% higher 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 39.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sunnyside Road (HP5 2AP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Upper Gladstone Road, where police recorded 48 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Harries Close (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.