Total Crime Rate

107.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 107.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 32.7 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 29.8 9/10
  • Public order 14.9 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.9 8/10
  • Drugs 6.0 6/10
  • Burglary 3.0 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.0 2/10
  • Other theft 3.0 2/10
  • Shoplifting 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Vale Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 72 local areas in Chesham , and the 232nd highest crime rate of 1,637 local areas in Buckinghamshire .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Vale Road (HP5 3HJ) in the last 12 months was 107.1 per 1,000 residents and was 79.6% higher than the Chesham average (59.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 47.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Vale Road (HP5 3HJ), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 25 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Vale Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Vale Rise Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Brockhurst Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Long Meadow Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Long Meadow Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Abbotts Vale Under investigation
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Data Sources

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