Postcode · Amersham
Crime in HP6 5PU
How much crime is recorded in HP6 5PU, 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
- 1,751 (2024)
HP6 5PUAmersham
How safe is HP6 5PU
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 9.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the HP6 5PU 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
9.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
17
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 5PUNational
Burglary6.19.1
Violence and sexual offences4.923.6
Anti-social behaviour2.610.7
Drugs2.42.4
Vehicle crime2.13.5
Public order1.84.6
Other theft0.74.5
Criminal damage and arson0.54.7
Robbery0.41.4
Other crime0.21.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 121% 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.