Total Crime Rate

150.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 150.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 82.6 10/10
  • Other crime 20.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.8 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.9 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.9 3/10
  • Drugs 5.9 6/10
  • Public order 5.9 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.0 3/10
  • Burglary 3.0 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.0 3/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Dellfield 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.

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Crime Over Time in Dellfield area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ashwood Drive
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Harries Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Deansway Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Harries Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Dellfield Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dellfield Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Harries Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Harries Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dellfield Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shortway Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Penn Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pullfields Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Harries Close Under investigation

Data Sources

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