Total Crime Rate
151.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Plantation 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 6JN) 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 6JN), 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.
View Crime In Amersham and Chesham Bois| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Park Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ely Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Park Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Plantation Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Park Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Park Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Weller Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Garden End | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Raans Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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