Total Crime Rate

151.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 151.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 68.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 37.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.5 7/10
  • Public order 8.6 7/10
  • Burglary 5.7 6/10
  • Other crime 5.7 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.7 5/10
  • Drugs 2.9 2/10
  • Other theft 2.9 2/10
  • Shoplifting 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Plantation Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 29 local areas in Amersham and Chesham Bois , and the 120th highest crime rate of 1,637 local areas in Buckinghamshire .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Plantation Road (HP6 6JA) in the last 12 months was 151.9 per 1,000 residents and was 197.2% 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 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 77.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 42.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Plantation Road (HP6 6JA), the main crime hotspot is near Park Place. Police recorded 26 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Plantation Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Garden End Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ely Close —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Raans Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Weller Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary New Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences New Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Plantation Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Park Place Under investigation
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Data Sources

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