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Crime in HP6 6EF

How much crime is recorded in HP6 6EF, 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
1,768 (2024)
Crime

How safe is HP6 6EF

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 17.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the HP6 6EF 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
17.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
30
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

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 6EFNational
Burglary12.79.1
Violence and sexual offences12.523.6
Anti-social behaviour4.510.7
Criminal damage and arson2.64.7
Drugs1.62.4
Other theft1.54.5
Vehicle crime1.33.5
Public order1.04.6
Other crime0.41.5
Theft from the person0.42.1
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat 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.

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