Postcode · Amersham
Crime in HP6 5PP
How much crime is recorded in HP6 5PP, 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
- 1,749 (2024)
HP6 5PPAmersham
How safe is HP6 5PP
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 8.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the HP6 5PP area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 2 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
2/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
8.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
15
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 5PPNational
Violence and sexual offences6.523.6
Burglary5.89.1
Anti-social behaviour1.710.7
Criminal damage and arson1.64.7
Other crime1.21.5
Public order1.04.6
Other theft1.04.5
Vehicle crime0.53.5
Drugs0.42.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 16% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.