Postcode · Chesham
Crime in HP5 3EE
How much crime is recorded in HP5 3EE, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Chesham East
- Council
- Buckinghamshire
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,322 (2024)
How safe is HP5 3EE
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 29.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the HP5 3EE area, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
29.5
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 3EENational
Violence and sexual offences25.223.6
Anti-social behaviour14.810.7
Criminal damage and arson7.74.7
Public order6.34.6
Burglary4.79.1
Other theft2.84.5
Vehicle crime2.23.5
Drugs1.62.4
Other crime0.71.5
Robbery0.71.4
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Theft from the person0.32.1
Shoplifting0.38.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 38% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.