Postcode · Amersham
Crime in HP6 5FF
How much crime is recorded in HP6 5FF, 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
- 1,775 (2024)
How safe is HP6 5FF
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 13.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the HP6 5FF area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 3 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
3/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
13.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
27
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 5FFNational
Violence and sexual offences10.323.6
Burglary6.59.1
Shoplifting4.78.4
Public order2.84.6
Other theft2.14.5
Anti-social behaviour1.910.7
Vehicle crime1.03.5
Other crime1.01.5
Criminal damage and arson0.64.7
Theft from the person0.42.1
Robbery0.31.4
Drugs0.22.4
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat 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.