Total Crime Rate

15.0 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 15.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.5 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.5 1/10
  • Other theft 2.5 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 2.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Hervines Road area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 29 local areas in Amersham and Chesham Bois , and the 197th lowest crime rate of 1,637 local areas in Buckinghamshire .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hervines Road (HP6 5HW) in the last 12 months was 15.0 per 1,000 residents and was 70.7% lower 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 Criminal damage and arson with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 2.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hervines Road (HP6 5HW), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 45 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Hervines Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Sycamore Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Station Approach Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting B4441 Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lexham Gardens
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Amersham Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Amersham Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Oakfield Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Rectory Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences White House Court Under investigation

Data Sources

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