Total Crime Rate

71.0 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

10.8 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 71.0 6/10
  • Other theft 38.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 10.8 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 10.8 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.5 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.3 3/10
  • Other crime 4.3 6/10
  • Burglary 2.2 1/10
  • Drugs 2.2 1/10
  • Shoplifting 2.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Willowmead Close area has the 13th highest crime rate of 38 local areas in Flackwell Heath, Little Marlow and Marlow South East , and the 439th highest crime rate of 1,629 local areas in Buckinghamshire .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Willowmead Close (SL7 1HT) in the last 12 months was 71.0 per 1,000 residents and was 47.2% 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 38.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violent crimes ( -37.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 10.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -37.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Willowmead Close (SL7 1HT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 23 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Little Marlow Road (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Willowmead Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newfield Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Newfield Road Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Other crime Westhorpe Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shelley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mead Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Newtown Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shelley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Byron Close
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shelley Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Little Marlow Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Newfield Road

Data Sources

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