Total Crime Rate

24.4 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 24.4 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.2 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 12.2 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Aylward Gardens area has the 18th lowest crime rate of 72 local areas in Chesham , and the 434th lowest crime rate of 1,637 local areas in Buckinghamshire .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Aylward Gardens (HP5 2QY) in the last 12 months was 24.4 per 1,000 residents and was 59.1% lower than the Chesham average (59.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 4 cases , up 33.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 33.3% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 12.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Aylward Gardens (HP5 2QY), the main crime hotspot is near Dellfield. Police recorded 19 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Aylward Gardens area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dellfield Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pullfields Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dellfield Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Dellfield Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Penn Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Westridge Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pulpit Close Under investigation

Data Sources

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