Amersham vs Wallingford, Berinsfield and Cholsey

Amersham has a safety score of 5/100 (High Crime) and recorded 1,279 crimes in the last 12 months. Wallingford, Berinsfield and Cholsey has a safety score of 7/100 (High Crime) with 1,614 crimes. Wallingford, Berinsfield and Cholsey scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Amersham shows a year-on-year crime trend of +14% — meaning total crimes rose compared to the same period the prior year. Wallingford, Berinsfield and Cholsey shows -0.1% (falling). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Amersham, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (449 incidents). In Wallingford, Berinsfield and Cholsey, it is Violent Crime (625 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Amersham recorded 177 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Wallingford, Berinsfield and Cholsey recorded 205. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Amersham totalled 449 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 625 in Wallingford, Berinsfield and Cholsey. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Amersham recorded 1,122 crimes (now 1,279, a change of +14%). Wallingford, Berinsfield and Cholsey recorded 1,615 crimes previously (now 1,614, -0.1%).

The resolution rate is the percentage of recorded crimes that resulted in a formal outcome — such as a charge, caution, penalty notice, or community resolution. Amersham has a resolution rate of 25.7% and Wallingford, Berinsfield and Cholsey has 22.4%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

Amersham falls within the Thames Valley Police boundary. Wallingford, Berinsfield and Cholsey is covered by Thames Valley Police. Each force operates independently and publishes crime data through the national UK Police API.

CrimeRadar uses 36 months of official recorded crime data from the UK Police API, updated each month. The safety score combines crime volume relative to the force average, year-on-year trend direction, and resolution rate. All figures are based on crimes recorded within each police-defined neighbourhood boundary.

Yes — CrimeRadar has individual crime map pages for both Amersham and Wallingford, Berinsfield and Cholsey. You can view interactive maps, monthly trends and hotspot locations by visiting each neighbourhood's full statistics page linked above.