Postcode area · Slough
Crime in SL
How much crime is recorded in SL, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Windsor and Maidenhead
- Region
- South East
- Population
- 442,109 (2024)
SLPostcode area · Slough
How safe is SL
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 26.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in SL, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all council areas.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of council areas in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
26.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
52
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
SLNational
Violence and sexual offences19.223.6
Burglary8.39.1
Anti-social behaviour5.810.7
Shoplifting4.98.4
Public order4.44.6
Vehicle crime4.33.5
Other theft4.14.5
Criminal damage and arson3.94.7
Drugs2.02.4
Bicycle theft1.21.0
Other crime1.21.5
Robbery1.01.4
Theft from the person0.92.1
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 15% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.