Crap Towns / Marlow / Crime

How much crime is there in Marlow?

The police recorded 52.0 crimes per 1,000 people a year in Marlow from September 2023 to August 2026, 32% lower than the typical town's 76.2. The most common was violence and sexual offences, at 21.4. In the 12 months to August 2026 it was 52.5, down from 53.8 in the 12 months to August 2024.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
September 2023 to August 2024	53.8	78.6
September 2024 to August 2025	49.6	77.4
September 2025 to August 2026	52.5	73.7

**By type**
Crime	Here	Typical town
Violence and sexual offences	21.4	34.1
Shoplifting	6.0	7.1
Other theft	5.9	5.4
Criminal damage and arson	4.3	7.0
Public order	4.2	6.6
Vehicle crime	3.3	3.8
Burglary	2.2	3.1
Drugs	1.6	2.4
Other crime	1.4	2.0
Theft from the person	0.7	0.4
Bicycle theft	0.4	0.5
Possession of weapons	0.4	0.8
Robbery	0.3	0.6

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Crimes per 1,000 people a year
High Wycombe	6.6 km	94.6
Maidenhead	6.9 km	62.6
Henley-on-Thames	10.4 km	62.0
Beaconsfield	9.4 km	54.8
Marlow	–	52.0
Farnham Common and Farnham Royal	11.2 km	48.7
Flackwell Heath and Wooburn Green	5.8 km	47.5
Bourne End	4.8 km	40.7
Twyford	12.1 km	34.7
Cookham	3.3 km	33.9
Hazlemere	10.0 km	30.2
The typical town	–	76.2