Total Crime Rate
139.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Ashley Green Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 72 local areas in Chesham , and the 146th 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 Ashley Green Road (HP5 3PE) in the last 12 months was 139.0 per 1,000 residents and was 133.0% higher than the Chesham average (59.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -80.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 37.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 68.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Ashley Green Road (HP5 3PE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 23 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ashley Green Road (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Chesham| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Ashley Green Road | Under investigation |
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