Total Crime Rate
162.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
55.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026The Common area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 38 local areas in Flackwell Heath, Little Marlow and Marlow South East , and the 111th highest crime rate of 1,629 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 The Common (HP10 9PH) in the last 12 months was 162.1 per 1,000 residents and was 236.1% higher than the Flackwell Heath, Little Marlow and Marlow South East average (48.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -25.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 55.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 27.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 2.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around The Common (HP10 9PH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Common Road, where police recorded 18 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.
View Crime In Flackwell Heath, Little Marlow and Marlow South East| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Highfield Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Common Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Common Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Cherry Corner | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Cherry Corner | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Cherry Corner | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sedgmoor Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Common | Under investigation |
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