Total Crime Rate

42.9 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

13.7 per 1,000 3/10 · 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 42.9 4/10
  • Violent crimes 13.7 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.7 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 13.7 3/10
  • Drugs 3.9 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.9 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.0 1/10
  • Burglary 2.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.0 1/10
  • Other theft 2.0 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

Britannia Road area has the 31st highest crime rate of 72 local areas in Chesham , and the 800th highest crime rate of 1,629 local areas in Buckinghamshire .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Britannia Road (HP5 3JD) in the last 12 months was 42.9 per 1,000 residents and was 32.4% lower than the Chesham average (63.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 40.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 13.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Britannia Road (HP5 3JD), the main crime hotspot is near A416. Police recorded 30 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 Britannia Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brockhurst Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Turners Walk —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Upper George Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Alma Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Essex Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Berkhampstead Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lansdowne Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Turners Walk Under investigation
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Data Sources

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