Amersham vs Wheatley and Chalgrove

Amersham has a safety score of 5/100 (High Crime) and recorded 1,279 crimes in the last 12 months. Wheatley and Chalgrove has a safety score of 9/100 (High Crime) with 926 crimes. Wheatley and Chalgrove 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. Wheatley and Chalgrove shows -1.6% (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 Wheatley and Chalgrove, it is Violent Crime (370 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 Wheatley and Chalgrove recorded 90. 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 370 in Wheatley and Chalgrove. 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%). Wheatley and Chalgrove recorded 941 crimes previously (now 926, -1.6%).

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 Wheatley and Chalgrove has 31.9%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

Amersham falls within the Thames Valley Police boundary. Wheatley and Chalgrove 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 Wheatley and Chalgrove. You can view interactive maps, monthly trends and hotspot locations by visiting each neighbourhood's full statistics page linked above.