Crime Rates at Eskdale Avenue, Chesham, HP5 3AX

Eskdale Avenue area has the 4th highest crime rate of 23 local areas in Chess Valley , and the 85th 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 Eskdale Avenue (HP5 3AX) in the last 12 months was 185.0 per 1,000 residents and was 161.9% higher than the Chess Valley average (70.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 37 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -58.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 56.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 91.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Eskdale Avenue (HP5 3AX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Upper Gladstone Road, where police recorded 48 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near A416 (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.