Total Crime Rate
38.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
23.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Butlers Close area has the 15th highest crime rate of 30 local areas in Amersham and Chesham Bois , and the 748th lowest crime rate of 1,629 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 Butlers Close (HP6 5PY) in the last 12 months was 38.3 per 1,000 residents and was 24.4% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.
Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 23.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 20.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Butlers Close (HP6 5PY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Redding Drive, where police recorded 4 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Weedon Lane (2 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Weedon Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Weedon Lane | Under investigation |
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