Total Crime Rate
120.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
97.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Dellfield 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.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Willow Chase | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Fair Leas | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Penn Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Penn Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cedar Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Elmtree Hill | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Harries Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Shortway | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Benham Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bevan Hill | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Ashwood Drive | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Willow Chase | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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