Crime Rates at Sunnyside Road, Chesham, HP5 2AP

Sunnyside Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 23 local areas in Chess Valley , and the 132nd highest crime rate of 1,629 local areas in Buckinghamshire .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Sunnyside Road (HP5 2AP) in the last 12 months was 148.2 per 1,000 residents and was 98.2% higher than the Chess Valley average (74.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 74.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 36.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.6% 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 54 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Harries Close (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.