Postcode · Amersham
Crime in HP6 5DF
How much crime is recorded in HP6 5DF, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Amersham-on-the-Hill & Chesham Bois
- Council
- Buckinghamshire
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,868 (2024)
HP6 5DFAmersham
How safe is HP6 5DF
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 17.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the HP6 5DF area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
17.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
48
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).
HP6 5DFNational
Violence and sexual offences12.923.6
Anti-social behaviour7.610.7
Burglary6.49.1
Public order6.24.6
Shoplifting4.78.4
Other theft4.44.5
Criminal damage and arson3.14.7
Bicycle theft2.11.0
Robbery1.41.4
Drugs1.42.4
Possession of weapons1.40.9
Other crime0.81.5
Vehicle crime0.73.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 9% 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.