Total Crime Rate
36.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
9.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Castell Grove area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 30 local areas in Amersham and Chesham Bois , and the 703rd lowest crime rate of 1,629 local areas in Buckinghamshire .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Castell Grove (HP6 5FH) in the last 12 months was 36.1 per 1,000 residents and was 28.7% lower than the Amersham and Chesham Bois average (50.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 9.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Castell Grove (HP6 5FH), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 59 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Amersham and Chesham Bois| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Station Approach | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chiltern Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hill Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Amersham | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Station Approach | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Station Approach | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hill Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Oakfield Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | The Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | The Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hill Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Rectory Hill | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | High Coppice | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Chiltern Avenue | Awaiting court outcome |
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