Total Crime Rate

39.0 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 39.0 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.7 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 7.8 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.9 3/10
  • Drugs 3.9 4/10
  • Other theft 3.9 4/10
  • Public order 3.9 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.9 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Berkhampstead Road area has the 32nd highest crime rate of 72 local areas in Chesham , and the 768th 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 Berkhampstead Road (HP5 3AU) in the last 12 months was 39.0 per 1,000 residents and was 34.6% lower than the Chesham average (59.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 2 cases , down -60.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -69.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 11.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 6.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Berkhampstead Road (HP5 3AU), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 25 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Berkhampstead Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Upper George Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Essex Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Brockhurst Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Abbotts Vale Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Vale Rise Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Alfred Burt Vc Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Alexander Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Frances Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alexander Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alexander Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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