Postcode · Chesham
Crime in HP5 2PT
How much crime is recorded in HP5 2PT, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Chesham West
- Council
- Buckinghamshire
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,964 (2024)
How safe is HP5 2PT
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 33.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the HP5 2PT area, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
33.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
64
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 2PTNational
Violence and sexual offences26.723.6
Anti-social behaviour13.510.7
Burglary6.39.1
Criminal damage and arson5.34.7
Other theft4.84.5
Vehicle crime4.53.5
Public order3.24.6
Drugs2.52.4
Other crime1.61.5
Possession of weapons0.20.9
Bicycle theft0.01.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 11% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.