Total Crime Rate

126.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 126.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 35.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 35.6 7/10
  • Shoplifting 15.8 6/10
  • Public order 11.9 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.9 6/10
  • Other theft 7.9 7/10
  • Burglary 4.0 4/10
  • Drugs 4.0 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.0 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Straight Bit area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 38 local areas in Flackwell Heath, Little Marlow and Marlow South East , and the 173rd highest crime rate of 1,637 local areas in Buckinghamshire .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Straight Bit (HP10 9NN) in the last 12 months was 126.5 per 1,000 residents and was 163.3% higher than the Flackwell Heath, Little Marlow and Marlow South East average (48.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 47.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 72.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Straight Bit (HP10 9NN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Common Road, where police recorded 13 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Halls Corner (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Straight Bit area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Common Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs The Common Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Halls Corner Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chapel Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Halls Corner Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Treadaway Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Hedley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Fennels Way —
Sep 2025Drugs Sedgmoor Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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