Postcode · Chesham
Crime in HP5 1TP
How much crime is recorded in HP5 1TP, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Chesham South
- Council
- Buckinghamshire
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,510 (2024)
HP5 1TPChesham
How safe is HP5 1TP
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 19.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the HP5 1TP area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
19.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
33
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
HP5 1TPNational
Violence and sexual offences14.823.6
Burglary10.49.1
Criminal damage and arson4.04.7
Public order2.84.6
Anti-social behaviour2.610.7
Other theft2.34.5
Vehicle crime1.73.5
Other crime1.01.5
Drugs0.92.4
Possession of weapons0.10.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 21% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.