Total Crime Rate

231.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

94.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 231.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 94.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 70.5 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 36.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 26.9 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.1 9/10
  • Other theft 20.1 10/10
  • Drugs 16.8 9/10
  • Public order 16.8 9/10
  • Burglary 10.1 8/10
  • Other crime 3.4 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.4 5/10
  • Robbery 3.4 4/10
  • Theft from the person 3.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Amersham Hill area has the highest crime rate of 44 local areas in Terriers and Amersham Hill , and the 57th highest crime rate of 1,629 local areas in Buckinghamshire .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Amersham Hill (HP13 6NU) in the last 12 months was 231.5 per 1,000 residents and was 356.2% higher than the Terriers and Amersham Hill average (50.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 94.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Amersham Hill (HP13 6NU), the main crime hotspot is near High Street. Police recorded 85 crimes here, including 37 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Amersham Hill area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/42)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Priory Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Station Approach Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Crendon Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Crendon Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Crendon Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Crendon Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crendon Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Crendon Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Station Approach Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Station Approach Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Station Approach Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Crendon Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Easton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shrubberry Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shrubberry Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Amersham Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Abbey Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Peterborough Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rye View Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Crendon Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lady Verney Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Greenway Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting High Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Priory Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A404 Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Priory Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Priory Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting High Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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