Total Crime Rate

56.7 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

16.2 per 1,000 3/10 · 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 56.7 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.2 8/10
  • Violent crimes 16.2 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 12.2 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 8.1 9/10
  • Burglary 4.1 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.1 3/10
  • Other crime 4.1 6/10
  • Public order 4.1 4/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

South Place area has the 16th highest crime rate of 38 local areas in Flackwell Heath, Little Marlow and Marlow South East , and the 569th 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 South Place (SL7 1PY) in the last 12 months was 56.7 per 1,000 residents and was 17.5% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -62.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 16.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -55.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around South Place (SL7 1PY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near High Street, where police recorded 10 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Station Approach (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in South Place area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime St Peter Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Kenton Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Davis Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Victoria Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cromwell Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Causeway Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Victoria Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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