Total Crime Rate

29.3 per 1,000 3/10 · 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 29.3 3/10
  • Burglary 7.3 7/10
  • Other theft 4.9 5/10
  • Public order 4.9 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.4 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.4 1/10
  • Drugs 2.4 1/10
  • Shoplifting 2.4 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 2.4 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Ashdown Way area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 29 local areas in Amersham and Chesham Bois , and the 561st lowest crime rate of 1,637 local areas in Buckinghamshire .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Ashdown Way (HP6 6BD) in the last 12 months was 29.3 per 1,000 residents and was 42.7% 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 Burglary with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 7.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ashdown Way (HP6 6BD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near The Farthings, where police recorded 6 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Glebe Way (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Ashdown Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Chichester Row Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chestnut Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chestnut Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Woodside Avenue —
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Data Sources

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