Total Crime Rate
132.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
92.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Lyndhurst Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 72 local areas in Chesham , and the 159th highest crime rate of 1,629 local areas in Buckinghamshire .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Lyndhurst Road (HP5 2ED) in the last 12 months was 132.6 per 1,000 residents and was 108.9% higher than the Chesham average (63.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 92.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -26.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Lyndhurst Road (HP5 2ED), the main crime hotspot is near William Moulder Court. Police recorded 33 crimes here, including 28 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Chesham| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Chalk Hill | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Chalk Hill | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Chalk Hill | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cowper Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Chalk Hill | — |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Chalk Hill | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Cowper Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Cowper Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Chalk Hill | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Chalk Hill | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chalk Hill | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chalk Hill | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Upland Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Lyndhurst Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | William Moulder Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | William Moulder Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lansdowne Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Upper Belmont Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Shelley Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | William Moulder Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | William Moulder Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | William Moulder Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | William Moulder Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Pond Park Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Upper Belmont Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Pearce Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | William Moulder Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Pearce Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chesterton Close | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Chesterton Close | — |
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