Total Crime Rate
176.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
51.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Nightingales Corner area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 91 local areas in Chalfont St Giles , and the 98th highest crime rate of 1,629 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 Nightingales Corner (HP7 9PY) in the last 12 months was 176.0 per 1,000 residents and was 351.8% higher than the Chalfont St Giles average (38.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 37 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 51.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 21.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -22.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Nightingales Corner (HP7 9PY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Chenies Parade, where police recorded 62 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Beel Close (24 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Little Chalfont and Amersham Common| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chenies Parade | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Amersham Place | Under investigation |
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