Total Crime Rate
36.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
14.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Belmont Road area has the 36th lowest crime rate of 72 local areas in Chesham , and the 705th lowest 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 2EL) in the last 12 months was 36.2 per 1,000 residents and was 43.0% lower 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 14.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Belmont Road (HP5 2EL), 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 | Violence and sexual offences | William Moulder Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Upper Belmont Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Cowper Road | Under investigation |
| 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 | Milton Road | Under investigation |
| 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 | William Moulder Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cowper Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Lyndhurst Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Upland Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Upper Belmont Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bevan Hill | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Greenway Parade | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Shelley Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Cowper Road | — |
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