Crime in Marlow
Recorded crime in Marlow is 0.9 times the Buckinghamshire average and 0.6 times the England and Wales average. Over 5 years it has fallen 4%. Most of the harm comes from violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences). Police data to August 2026.
Within 1.5 km of the centre of Marlow: about 14,383 residents in 14 neighbourhoods.
- Safety in the UK
- 7/10Low crime
- Living
- 7.9/10Good
- 5-year change
- −4%fewer crimes
- vs the council
- 0.9×the Buckinghamshire average
Neighbourhoods by Safety
Within 1.5 km of the centre of Marlow.
Crime over 5 years
Down 4% in 5 years Recorded crimes within 1.5 km of Marlow, anti-social behaviour left out.
What is recorded
Crime severity: 0.9× the Buckinghamshire average (0.6× the England and Wales average). 51 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year.
- Violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences): 60% of the harm here
- Burglary: 17% of the harm here
- Other theft: 7% of the harm here
Anti-social behaviour: 8.2 incidents per 1,000 residents a year, not scored. Not a crime, so it is not part of the Safety score.
Crimes recorded in Buckinghamshire (the whole partnership area)
April 2025 to March 2026, for the whole Buckinghamshire partnership area, not only Marlow. Figures for the Aylesbury Vale, Chiltern, South Bucks and Wycombe community safety partnerships, which together cover Buckinghamshire. Source: Home Office, police recorded crime by community safety partnership.
| Type | Crimes in 2025/26 | Per 1,000 residents | Change on 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cars stolen | 757 | 1.3 | Down 10% |
| Cars broken into | 1,233 | 2.1 | Down 11% |
| Vandalism (homes, other buildings and vehicles) | 1,782 | 3.1 | Down 4% |
| Burglary of homes | 755 | 1.3 | Down 3% |
| Homicide (murder and manslaughter) | 2 | - | - |
Under 10 a year: no rate or change, the numbers are too small to compare.
How often crimes lead to a charge in SL7
In SL7, the postcode district at the centre of Marlow, 6% of crimes reported between September 2024 and August 2025 led to someone being charged or summonsed (England and Wales: 9%).
- Charged or summonsed
- Caution or other action
- Suspect found, not prosecuted
- No suspect identified
- Still open
Show as a table
| Type | Crimes | Charged or summonsed | Caution or other action | Suspect found, not prosecuted | No suspect identified | Still open |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences) | 408 | 5% | 12% | 61% | 12% | 10% |
| Other theft | 112 | 1% | 6% | 13% | 74% | 6% |
| Public order | 74 | 4% | 8% | 55% | 28% | 4% |
| Shoplifting | 74 | 24% | 11% | 5% | 59% | 0% |
| Criminal damage and arson (vandalism) | 68 | 4% | 9% | 38% | 44% | 4% |
Uses the latest outcome police have recorded so far. 7% of these crimes are still open, so the final figures may be a little higher.
Road collisions
Buckinghamshire, 2023 to 2025: 658 road collisions a year with someone hurt, 155 of them with someone killed or seriously injured. 32 collisions were fatal in those 3 years.
1.1 a year per 1,000 residents (Great Britain 1.5). 24% of them killed or seriously injured someone (Great Britain 26%).
Collisions on public roads that the police recorded where someone was hurt, counted where they happened, so busy through roads and town centres with few residents come out high. Serious and slight use the Department for Transport's adjusted severity, comparable between police forces. Source: Department for Transport road casualty statistics (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
Crime by type
Recorded crimes per 1,000 residents per year, most serious first, not counting anti-social behaviour.
| Type | Per 1,000 a year |
|---|---|
| Robbery | 0.4 |
| Burglary | 3.3 |
| Violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences) | 18.5 |
| Drugs | 1.4 |
| Possession of weapons (knives and other weapons) | 0.4 |
| Other crime | 0.8 |
| Other theft | 6.4 |
| Theft from the person (pickpocketing, bag snatching) | 1.0 |
| Vehicle crime (cars stolen and broken into) | 4.5 |
| Criminal damage and arson (vandalism) | 5.2 |
| Public order | 4.0 |
| Bicycle theft | 1.0 |
| Shoplifting | 4.8 |
Postcode districts in Marlow
Nearby towns
Council: Buckinghamshire
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Questions about crime in Marlow
- Is Marlow a safe place to live?
- Marlow scores 7 out of 10 for safety (low crime), compared with every neighbourhood in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. Crime severity is 0.9 times the Buckinghamshire average.
- Is crime going up or down in Marlow?
- Down 4% over 5 years, from 760 recorded crimes a year to 731.
- What is the most common crime in Marlow?
- The most common recorded crime is violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences), about 18 per 1,000 residents a year.
- How does crime in Marlow compare with Buckinghamshire?
- Crime severity in Marlow is 0.9 times the Buckinghamshire average.
- How often does crime lead to a charge in Marlow?
- In SL7, the postcode district at the centre of Marlow, 6% of crimes reported between September 2024 and August 2025 led to someone being charged or summonsed (England and Wales: 9%). 34% were closed without a suspect being identified.
- How many cars are stolen in Marlow?
- In 2025/26, in the Aylesbury Vale, Chiltern, South Bucks and Wycombe partnership area, which includes Marlow, the police recorded 757 cars stolen (April 2025 to March 2026), 1.3 per 1,000 residents, down 10% on the year before.
- Is vandalism common in Marlow?
- 1,782 acts of vandalism to homes, other buildings and vehicles were recorded in 2025/26, in the Aylesbury Vale, Chiltern, South Bucks and Wycombe partnership area, which includes Marlow, 3.1 per 1,000 residents, 0.6 times the England and Wales average.
- How many murders were there in Marlow last year?
- 2 homicides (murder or manslaughter) were recorded in 2025/26, in the Aylesbury Vale, Chiltern, South Bucks and Wycombe partnership area, which includes Marlow, against 2 the year before. Police data does not say where in the area they happened.