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Crime in SL1 5

How much crime is recorded in SL1 5, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Slough
Region
South East
Population
22,734 (2024)
Crime

How safe is SL1 5

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 45.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in SL1 5, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
45.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
98
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

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).

SL1 5National
Violence and sexual offences34.623.6
Shoplifting12.98.4
Public order9.44.6
Burglary9.29.1
Anti-social behaviour8.410.7
Other theft6.64.5
Criminal damage and arson6.04.7
Vehicle crime5.63.5
Drugs4.32.4
Robbery2.51.4
Bicycle theft2.11.0
Other crime1.71.5
Theft from the person1.72.1
Possession of weapons1.10.9
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 13% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025

Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.

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