Total Crime Rate
98.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
36.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Institute Road area has the 7th highest crime rate of 38 local areas in Flackwell Heath, Little Marlow and Marlow South East , and the 271st highest crime rate of 1,629 local areas in Buckinghamshire .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Institute Road (SL7 1BB) in the last 12 months was 98.9 per 1,000 residents and was 105.1% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 36.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Institute Road (SL7 1BB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 83 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Portland Gardens (26 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Marlow| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Theatre/Concert Hall | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Potts Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | St Peter Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cromwell Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chapel Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | High Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Portland Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Portland Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Portland Gardens | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Spittal Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Spittal Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Crown Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Causeway | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Potts Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Potts Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Town Lane | — |
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