Total Crime Rate

120.9 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

97.4 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 120.9 8/10
  • Violent crimes 97.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 91.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.9 5/10
  • Other crime 5.9 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.0 3/10
  • Burglary 3.0 2/10
  • Drugs 3.0 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.0 3/10
  • Public order 3.0 2/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Dellfield area has the 7th highest crime rate of 72 local areas in Chesham , and the 186th 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 Dellfield (HP5 2PE) in the last 12 months was 120.9 per 1,000 residents and was 90.6% 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 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 97.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -2.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 14.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dellfield (HP5 2PE), the main crime hotspot is near Harries Close. Police recorded 31 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Dellfield area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Willow Chase Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fair Leas Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Penn Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Penn Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cedar Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Elmtree Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harries Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shortway
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Benham Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bevan Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ashwood Drive
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Willow Chase Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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