Total Crime Rate

43.3 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 43.3 4/10
  • Other theft 12.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.2 3/10
  • Burglary 6.2 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.2 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 6.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.1 4/10
  • Public order 3.1 2/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Grove Lane area has the 27th highest crime rate of 72 local areas in Chesham , and the 798th highest crime rate of 1,637 local areas in Buckinghamshire .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Grove Lane (HP5 3QG) in the last 12 months was 43.3 per 1,000 residents and was 27.4% lower 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 9.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 5.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Grove Lane (HP5 3QG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Two Dells Lane, where police recorded 4 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Rushmere Lane (2 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Grove Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (1/1)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Two Dells Lane Under investigation
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Data Sources

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