Crime Rates at Berkhampstead Road, Chesham, HP5 3EE

Berkhampstead Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 72 local areas in Chesham , and the 91st 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 Berkhampstead Road (HP5 3EE) in the last 12 months was 179.4 per 1,000 residents and was 200.6% higher 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 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -37.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 59.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 71.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -26.6% 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 48 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Pearce Road (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.