Total Crime Rate

85.2 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

47.3 per 1,000 7/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 85.2 7/10
  • Violent crimes 47.3 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 47.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.5 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.5 7/10
  • Other theft 9.5 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.3 6/10
  • Burglary 3.2 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Eskdale Avenue area has the 14th highest crime rate of 72 local areas in Chesham , and the 346th 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 Eskdale Avenue (HP5 3BD) in the last 12 months was 85.2 per 1,000 residents and was 34.2% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 47.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 36.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Eskdale Avenue (HP5 3BD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Alexander Street, where police recorded 17 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Eskdale Avenue (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Eskdale Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eskdale Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cheyne Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Upper George Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cheyne Mews —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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