Total Crime Rate

169.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

73.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 169.5 9/10
  • Violent crimes 73.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 59.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 49.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.7 9/10
  • Public order 14.7 9/10
  • Drugs 12.3 9/10
  • Other theft 4.9 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.9 5/10
  • Burglary 2.5 1/10
  • Other crime 2.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Berkhampstead Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 72 local areas in Chesham , and the 104th 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 Berkhampstead Road (HP5 3EE) in the last 12 months was 169.5 per 1,000 residents and was 167.2% 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 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 14.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 73.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Berkhampstead Road (HP5 3EE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Upper Gladstone Road, where police recorded 54 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Pearce Road (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Berkhampstead Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Essex Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Broad Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Brushmakers Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Higham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Alma Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Upper Gladstone Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Burglary Upper Gladstone Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Albert Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Albert Road —
Apr 2026Drugs Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pearce Road —
Apr 2026Drugs Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Police Station —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Police Station —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Upper George Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brockhurst Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Public order Turners Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Turners Walk —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Berkhampstead Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pearce Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Upper Gladstone Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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