Total Crime Rate

30.7 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 30.7 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.1 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.1 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 6.1 2/10
  • Burglary 3.1 2/10
  • Other theft 3.1 2/10
  • Public order 3.1 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

The Meadows area has the 11th highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Little Chalfont and Amersham Common , and the 588th 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 The Meadows (HP7 9AT) in the last 12 months was 30.7 per 1,000 residents and was 26.2% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 9.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -74.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Meadows (HP7 9AT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Drakes Road, where police recorded 7 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Briery Way (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in The Meadows area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Drakes Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Acres End Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lincoln Park Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lincoln Park Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Briery Way Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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