Total Crime Rate
71.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
10.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Willowmead 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.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Newfield Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Newfield Road | Offender given a caution |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Westhorpe Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Shelley Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mead Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Newtown Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Shelley Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Byron Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Shelley Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Little Marlow Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Newfield Road | — |
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