Crime Rates at Sheepfold Lane, Amersham, HP7 9EL

Sheepfold Lane area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 25 local areas in Little Chalfont and Amersham Common , and the 533rd 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 Sheepfold Lane (HP7 9EL) in the last 12 months was 28.2 per 1,000 residents and was 32.2% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 50.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 28.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 40.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sheepfold Lane (HP7 9EL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near West Acres, where police recorded 11 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sheepfold Lane (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.