Crime Rate in Marlow, ward

Marlow has the 20th lowest crime rate of 49 wards in Buckinghamshire district and the 2190th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South East), it has the 404th lowest crime rate of 1,269 wards.

The overall crime rate in Marlow in the last 12 months was 45.8 per 1,000 residents and was 30.0% lower than the Buckinghamshire district average (65.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Marlow’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 206 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , down -83.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -83.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 255 (≈ 21.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 2.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Marlow ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 63 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.