Postcode · Amersham
Crime in HP7 0BB
How much crime is recorded in HP7 0BB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Old Amersham
- Council
- Buckinghamshire
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,734 (2024)
HP7 0BBAmersham
How safe is HP7 0BB
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 11.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the HP7 0BB 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
11.4
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).
HP7 0BBNational
Violence and sexual offences9.523.6
Burglary5.09.1
Other theft2.24.5
Anti-social behaviour1.210.7
Drugs0.92.4
Vehicle crime0.53.5
Public order0.54.6
Criminal damage and arson0.54.7
Bicycle theft0.21.0
Other crime0.21.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 14% 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.