Total Crime Rate

127.4 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 127.4 8/10
  • Shoplifting 27.6 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.6 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.4 8/10
  • Public order 17.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.5 6/10
  • Burglary 6.4 7/10
  • Robbery 6.4 8/10
  • Other theft 4.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.1 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.1 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.1 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Elm Close area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 29 local areas in Amersham and Chesham Bois , and the 169th highest crime rate of 1,637 local areas in Buckinghamshire .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Elm Close (HP6 5DD) in the last 12 months was 127.4 per 1,000 residents and was 149.3% higher than the Amersham and Chesham Bois average (51.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 51.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 26.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Elm Close (HP6 5DD), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 64 crimes here, including 26 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Elm Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chiltern Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Amersham Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Rectory Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting B4441 Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Oakfield Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Station Approach Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft The Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Sycamore Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Amersham Under investigation
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Data Sources

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