Total Crime Rate

6.1 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

3.1 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 6.1 1/10
  • Violent crimes 3.1 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.1 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 3.1 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Hazelwood Close area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 72 local areas in Chesham , and the 41st lowest crime rate of 1,629 local areas in Buckinghamshire .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hazelwood Close (HP5 3DR) in the last 12 months was 6.1 per 1,000 residents and was 90.4% lower than the Chesham average (63.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -25.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hazelwood Close (HP5 3DR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Essex Road, where police recorded 25 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.

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Crime Over Time in Hazelwood Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Essex Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Public order Turners Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eskdale Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Upper George Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Berkhampstead Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brockhurst Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Turners Walk —
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Data Sources

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