Postcode district · Slough
Crime in SL2
How much crime is recorded in SL2, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Slough
- Region
- South East
- Population
- 81,446 (2024)
SL2Postcode district · Slough
How safe is SL2
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 36.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in SL2, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
36.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
71
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).
SL2National
Violence and sexual offences27.123.6
Burglary10.49.1
Shoplifting7.98.4
Anti-social behaviour6.910.7
Public order5.84.6
Other theft5.64.5
Vehicle crime5.53.5
Criminal damage and arson4.94.7
Drugs2.52.4
Other crime1.61.5
Robbery1.41.4
Bicycle theft1.11.0
Theft from the person1.02.1
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 14% 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.