Crime Rates at Cowper Road, Chesham, HP5 2EF

Cowper Road area has the 15th highest crime rate of 72 local areas in Chesham , and the 376th highest crime rate of 1,629 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 Cowper Road (HP5 2EF) in the last 12 months was 80.3 per 1,000 residents and was 26.6% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -6.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 41.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cowper Road (HP5 2EF), 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.