Crap Towns / Amersham / Crime

How much crime is there in Amersham?

The police recorded 43.7 crimes per 1,000 people a year in Amersham from September 2023 to August 2026, 43% lower than the typical town's 76.2. The most common was violence and sexual offences, at 17.1. In the 12 months to August 2026 it was 43.2, down from 44.7 in the 12 months to August 2024.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
September 2023 to August 2024	44.7	78.6
September 2024 to August 2025	43.2	77.4
September 2025 to August 2026	43.2	73.7

**By type**
Crime	Here	Typical town
Violence and sexual offences	17.1	34.1
Public order	4.8	6.6
Other theft	4.7	5.4
Criminal damage and arson	3.7	7.0
Burglary	3.3	3.1
Shoplifting	3.3	7.1
Vehicle crime	2.3	3.8
Drugs	1.3	2.4
Other crime	1.3	2.0
Robbery	0.6	0.6
Theft from the person	0.6	0.4
Bicycle theft	0.5	0.5
Possession of weapons	0.3	0.8

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Crimes per 1,000 people a year
Chesham	4.3 km	58.7
Beaconsfield	8.4 km	54.8
Rickmansworth	10.5 km	54.3
Little Chalfont	3.3 km	44.1
Amersham	–	43.7
Prestwood and Great Missenden	9.1 km	42.5
Bovingdon	6.9 km	42.3
Berkhamsted	9.6 km	41.1
Chalfont St Peter	8.7 km	38.0
Chorleywood	7.2 km	33.1
Hazlemere	7.4 km	30.2
The typical town	–	76.2