Total Crime Rate

80.3 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

41.6 per 1,000 7/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 80.3 7/10
  • Violent crimes 41.6 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 41.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.6 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.3 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.5 5/10
  • Burglary 2.8 2/10
  • Other theft 2.8 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.8 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Belmont 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 Belmont Road (HP5 2EJ) 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 Belmont Road (HP5 2EJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shelley Road, where police recorded 15 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Shortway (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Belmont Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shelley Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lyndhurst Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cowper Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bevan Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cowper Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Upland Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Greenway Parade Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Upper Belmont Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cowper Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shortway —
Apr 2026Other theft Upper Belmont Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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