Total Crime Rate

20.6 per 1,000 2/10 · Very 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 20.6 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 10.3 3/10
  • Burglary 6.9 7/10
  • Drugs 3.4 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Canterbury Close area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 25 local areas in Little Chalfont and Amersham Common , and the 345th lowest crime rate of 1,637 local areas in Buckinghamshire .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Canterbury Close (HP7 9HA) in the last 12 months was 20.6 per 1,000 residents and was 50.5% 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 10.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 200.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -80.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Canterbury Close (HP7 9HA), the main crime hotspot is near Stanley Hill. Police recorded 19 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Canterbury Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ely Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Acres End Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lincoln Park Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Abrahams Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lincoln Park Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Stanley Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Stanley Hill Local resolution
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Stanley Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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