Total Crime Rate
228.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Bellingdon Road area has the highest crime rate of 72 local areas in Chesham , and the 55th highest crime rate of 1,637 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 Bellingdon Road (HP5 2NS) in the last 12 months was 228.5 per 1,000 residents and was 282.9% higher than the Chesham average (59.7 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 Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 35 (≈ 131.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 84.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -2.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Bellingdon Road (HP5 2NS), the main crime hotspot is near Harries Close. Police recorded 25 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Chesham| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Harries Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Pond Park Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Harries Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Harries Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Harries Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cowper Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shelley Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Milton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Milton Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ashwood Drive | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Deansway | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Harries Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Chalk Hill | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Chesterton Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Chalk Hill | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Pond Park Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shortway | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Pearce Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Pearce Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Pearce Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Pearce Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Brushmakers Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Bellingdon Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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