Total Crime Rate
24.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Ruckles Way area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 25 local areas in Little Chalfont and Amersham Common , and the 432nd lowest crime rate of 1,637 local areas in Buckinghamshire .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Ruckles Way (HP7 0BZ) in the last 12 months was 24.3 per 1,000 residents and was 41.5% lower 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 Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 500.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 21.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 300.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 31.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Ruckles Way (HP7 0BZ), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 68 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Little Chalfont and Amersham Common| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Westmount Avenue | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Westmount Avenue | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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