Total Crime Rate
9.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Chalklands area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 40 local areas in The Wooburns, Bourne End and Hedsor , and the 87th lowest crime rate of 1,637 local areas in Buckinghamshire .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Chalklands (SL8 5TL) in the last 12 months was 9.4 per 1,000 residents and was 80.1% lower than the The Wooburns, Bourne End and Hedsor average (47.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -87.5% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 6.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -75.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 133.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Chalklands (SL8 5TL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Spring Gardens, where police recorded 10 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Chilterns Park (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In The Wooburns, Bourne End and Hedsor| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Avalon Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Kennett Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Chilterns Park | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Fisherman'S Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Fisherman'S Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Loddon Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Chalklands | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
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