Buckinghamshire residents have revealed their top crime concerns as part of a police survey.

Chesham and Amersham residents have told the police what crime worries them the most and what their Neighbourhood Policing teams should focus on.

More than 580 people responded to the survey conducted from March to April by the Chiltern and South Bucks Policing Issues Forum.

Burglary was the leading concern in the Chiltern and South Bucks area overall, the responses show.

In Amersham 84 percent of residents said their biggest concern was burglary, followed by drugs (36 percent) and violence and sexual offences (29 percent).

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In Chesham and the surrounding villages 62 percent said burglary was their top concern.

This was followed by speeding (45 percent) and drugs (42 percent).

Residents in Gerrards Cross, Chalfonts and Denham said burglary was their top worry (75 percent), then antisocial behaviour (46 percent) and finally drugs (28 percent).

National policing data shows the number of burglaries in Bucks are back to pre-pandemic levels since a sharp peak in November last year saw a wave of burglaries hit Amersham and Little Chalfont.

However, affluent areas of rural towns are at “increased risk” of burglary, police.uk analysis warned.  

The police have recently launched an investigation after reports of a burglary and masked men in a garden on Quarrendon Road in Amersham on April 15.