Total Crime Rate
17.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
7.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Gomms Wood Close area has the 22nd lowest crime rate of 91 local areas in Chalfont St Giles , and the 260th lowest crime rate of 1,629 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 Gomms Wood Close (HP9 1XR) in the last 12 months was 17.5 per 1,000 residents and was 55.1% lower than the Chalfont St Giles average (38.9 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 Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -40.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 7.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Gomms Wood Close (HP9 1XR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Brindle Lane, where police recorded 7 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Roundheads End (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Penn Wood and Old Amersham| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Roundheads End | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Roundheads End | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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