Crime in Amersham
Recorded crime in Amersham is 0.8 times the Buckinghamshire average and 0.5 times the England and Wales average. Over 5 years it has fallen 16%. Most of the harm comes from violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences). Police data to August 2026.
Within 1.5 km of the centre of Amersham: about 15,712 residents in 12 neighbourhoods.
- Safety in the UK
- 7/10Low crime
- Living
- 8.0/10Good
- 5-year change
- −16%fewer crimes
- vs the council
- 0.8×the Buckinghamshire average
Neighbourhoods by Safety
Within 1.5 km of the centre of Amersham.
Crime over 5 years
Down 16% in 5 years Recorded crimes within 1.5 km of Amersham, anti-social behaviour left out.
What is recorded
Crime severity: 0.8× the Buckinghamshire average (0.5× the England and Wales average). 42 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year.
- Violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences): 56% of the harm here
- Burglary: 22% of the harm here
- Other theft: 6% of the harm here
Anti-social behaviour: 6.3 incidents per 1,000 residents a year, not scored. Not a crime, so it is not part of the Safety score.
Crimes recorded in Buckinghamshire (the whole partnership area)
April 2025 to March 2026, for the whole Buckinghamshire partnership area, not only Amersham. Figures for the Aylesbury Vale, Chiltern, South Bucks and Wycombe community safety partnerships, which together cover Buckinghamshire. Source: Home Office, police recorded crime by community safety partnership.
| Type | Crimes in 2025/26 | Per 1,000 residents | Change on 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cars stolen | 757 | 1.3 | Down 10% |
| Cars broken into | 1,233 | 2.1 | Down 11% |
| Vandalism (homes, other buildings and vehicles) | 1,782 | 3.1 | Down 4% |
| Burglary of homes | 755 | 1.3 | Down 3% |
| Homicide (murder and manslaughter) | 2 | - | - |
Under 10 a year: no rate or change, the numbers are too small to compare.
How often crimes lead to a charge in HP6
In HP6, the postcode district at the centre of Amersham, 6% of crimes reported between September 2024 and August 2025 led to someone being charged or summonsed (England and Wales: 9%).
- Charged or summonsed
- Caution or other action
- Suspect found, not prosecuted
- No suspect identified
- Still open
Show as a table
| Type | Crimes | Charged or summonsed | Caution or other action | Suspect found, not prosecuted | No suspect identified | Still open |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences) | 261 | 5% | 7% | 60% | 14% | 13% |
| Burglary | 76 | 5% | 3% | 21% | 70% | 1% |
| Public order | 68 | 1% | 4% | 57% | 25% | 12% |
| Other theft | 60 | 0% | 0% | 15% | 82% | 3% |
| Criminal damage and arson (vandalism) | 55 | 4% | 2% | 29% | 62% | 4% |
Uses the latest outcome police have recorded so far. 9% of these crimes are still open, so the final figures may be a little higher.
Crime by type
Recorded crimes per 1,000 residents per year, most serious first, not counting anti-social behaviour.
| Type | Per 1,000 a year |
|---|---|
| Robbery | 0.4 |
| Burglary | 3.7 |
| Violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences) | 15.0 |
| Drugs | 1.3 |
| Possession of weapons (knives and other weapons) | 0.3 |
| Other crime | 0.8 |
| Other theft | 4.7 |
| Theft from the person (pickpocketing, bag snatching) | 0.8 |
| Vehicle crime (cars stolen and broken into) | 3.4 |
| Criminal damage and arson (vandalism) | 4.5 |
| Public order | 3.7 |
| Bicycle theft | 0.7 |
| Shoplifting | 2.5 |
Postcode districts in Amersham
Nearby towns
Council: Buckinghamshire
Questions about crime in Amersham
- Is Amersham a safe place to live?
- Amersham scores 7 out of 10 for safety (low crime), compared with every neighbourhood in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. Crime severity is 0.8 times the Buckinghamshire average.
- Is crime going up or down in Amersham?
- Down 16% over 5 years, from 717 recorded crimes a year to 603.
- What is the most common crime in Amersham?
- The most common recorded crime is violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences), about 15 per 1,000 residents a year.
- How does crime in Amersham compare with Buckinghamshire?
- Crime severity in Amersham is 0.8 times the Buckinghamshire average.
- How often does crime lead to a charge in Amersham?
- In HP6, the postcode district at the centre of Amersham, 6% of crimes reported between September 2024 and August 2025 led to someone being charged or summonsed (England and Wales: 9%). 41% were closed without a suspect being identified.
- How many burglaries are solved in Amersham?
- Of 76 burglaries reported in HP6, the postcode district at the centre of Amersham between September 2024 and August 2025, 5% led to someone being charged or summonsed and 70% were closed with no suspect identified.
- How many cars are stolen in Amersham?
- In 2025/26, in the Aylesbury Vale, Chiltern, South Bucks and Wycombe partnership area, which includes Amersham, the police recorded 757 cars stolen (April 2025 to March 2026), 1.3 per 1,000 residents, down 10% on the year before.
- Is vandalism common in Amersham?
- 1,782 acts of vandalism to homes, other buildings and vehicles were recorded in 2025/26, in the Aylesbury Vale, Chiltern, South Bucks and Wycombe partnership area, which includes Amersham, 3.1 per 1,000 residents, 0.6 times the England and Wales average.
- How many murders were there in Amersham last year?
- 2 homicides (murder or manslaughter) were recorded in 2025/26, in the Aylesbury Vale, Chiltern, South Bucks and Wycombe partnership area, which includes Amersham, against 2 the year before. Police data does not say where in the area they happened.