Postcode · Slough
Crime in SL2 3LX
How much crime is recorded in SL2 3LX, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Farnham & Hedgerley
- Council
- Buckinghamshire
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,195 (2024)
How safe is SL2 3LX
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 10.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SL2 3LX area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 2 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
2/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
10.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
22
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).
SL2 3LXNational
Burglary10.19.1
Violence and sexual offences6.223.6
Criminal damage and arson3.54.7
Anti-social behaviour2.710.7
Other theft2.34.5
Vehicle crime1.83.5
Public order1.34.6
Other crime0.81.5
Drugs0.42.4
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Shoplifting0.08.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 52% 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.