Total Crime Rate

70.5 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 70.5 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.1 6/10
  • Other theft 10.8 8/10
  • Burglary 8.1 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.1 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.4 3/10
  • Public order 5.4 5/10
  • Other crime 2.7 2/10
  • Robbery 2.7 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Lynton Road area has the 14th highest crime rate of 72 local areas in Chesham , and the 440th 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 Lynton Road (HP5 2BT) in the last 12 months was 70.5 per 1,000 residents and was 18.1% higher than the Chesham average (59.7 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 , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 35.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 85.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 3.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lynton Road (HP5 2BT), the main crime hotspot is near William Moulder Court. Police recorded 30 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Lynton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Long Meadow Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Overdale Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Abbotts Vale Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Long Meadow Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Vale Rise Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Little Spring Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson William Moulder Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Overdale Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Overdale Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Chesterton Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Overdale Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cowper Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences William Moulder Court Under investigation
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Data Sources

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