Crime Rates at Westmount Avenue, Amersham, HP7 0AY

Westmount Avenue area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Little Chalfont and Amersham Common , and the 193rd 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 Westmount Avenue (HP7 0AY) in the last 12 months was 120.3 per 1,000 residents and was 189.5% higher than the Little Chalfont and Amersham Common average (41.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -63.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 41.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -56.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 71.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Westmount Avenue (HP7 0AY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near The Copse, where police recorded 5 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ruckles Way (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.