Chesham East
Middle areaSouth east Buckinghamshire. 5,861 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 3.8 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 100% of people in Chesham East live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Chesham East
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Chesham East at a rate of 42.0 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 61.3 per 1,000 people across Buckinghamshire.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 100 |
| Other crime | 55 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 29 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 25 |
| Vehicle crime | 21 |
| Burglary | 9 |
| Drug offences | 4 |
| Robbery | 2 |
| Theft from the person | 1 |
| Shoplifting | 0 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Chesham East compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Chesham East safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Chesham East at a rate of 42.0 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 61.3 per 1,000 people across Buckinghamshire.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 26 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Chesham East.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (100), other crime (55) and anti-social behaviour (29).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of Buckinghamshire
These figures are published for the whole of Buckinghamshire, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Buckinghamshire and not Chesham East alone. See Buckinghamshire
Chesham East in brief
The median price paid for a home in Chesham East was £485,000 in 2025.
Chesham East had 5,819 usual residents at the census.
About 100% of people in Chesham East live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Chesham East, 84.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.