Total Crime Rate
150.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Dellfield area has the 4th highest crime rate of 72 local areas in Chesham , and the 127th 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 Dellfield (HP5 2PE) in the last 12 months was 150.4 per 1,000 residents and was 152.2% 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 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 91.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 24.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 68.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Dellfield (HP5 2PE), 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 | Anti-social behaviour | Ashwood Drive | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Harries Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Deansway | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Harries Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Dellfield | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dellfield | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Harries Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Harries Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dellfield | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shortway | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Penn Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Pullfields | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Harries Close | Under investigation |
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