Crime Rate in Penn Wood and Old Amersham, ward

Penn Wood and Old Amersham has the 6th lowest crime rate of 49 wards in Buckinghamshire district and the 1383rd lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South East), it has the 226th lowest crime rate of 1,269 wards.

The overall crime rate in Penn Wood and Old Amersham in the last 12 months was 37.5 per 1,000 residents and was 42.7% lower than the Buckinghamshire district average (65.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Penn Wood and Old Amersham’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 165 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 209 (≈ 17.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -23.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Penn Wood and Old Amersham ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 68 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.