Total Crime Rate

127.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

68.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 127.5 8/10
  • Violent crimes 68.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 55.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.9 8/10
  • Burglary 13.1 9/10
  • Public order 13.1 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.5 5/10
  • Other theft 6.5 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Ridgeway Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 72 local areas in Chesham , and the 170th highest crime rate of 1,629 local areas in Buckinghamshire .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Ridgeway Road (HP5 2EW) in the last 12 months was 127.5 per 1,000 residents and was 100.9% 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 68.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 11.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ridgeway Road (HP5 2EW), the main crime hotspot is near Captain'S Close. Police recorded 24 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Ridgeway Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Captain'S Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hollybush Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Upper Belmont Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Swan Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Greenway Parade Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Upper Belmont Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Wykeridge Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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