Total Crime Rate
102.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
42.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Third Avenue area has the 5th highest crime rate of 38 local areas in Flackwell Heath, Little Marlow and Marlow South East , and the 256th highest crime rate of 1,629 local areas in Buckinghamshire .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Third Avenue (SL7 1EY) in the last 12 months was 102.0 per 1,000 residents and was 111.5% 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 Other theft with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 57.1% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 42.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -28.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Third Avenue (SL7 1EY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Gossmore Walk, where police recorded 14 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Dedmere Road (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Newfield Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Westhorpe Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Fourth Avenue | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Kiln Croft Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Shelley Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Shelley Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Shelley Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Newtown Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dedmere Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Dedmere Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Newfield Road | Offender given a caution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dedmere Road | Under investigation |
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