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Crime in SL3 8

How much crime is recorded in SL3 8, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Slough
Region
South East
Population
30,247 (2024)
Crime

How safe is SL3 8

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 43.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in SL3 8, 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
43.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
86
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).

SL3 8National
Violence and sexual offences29.823.6
Burglary14.59.1
Shoplifting11.98.4
Vehicle crime8.13.5
Anti-social behaviour8.010.7
Public order7.84.6
Criminal damage and arson6.34.7
Other theft6.24.5
Drugs3.82.4
Bicycle theft2.21.0
Robbery2.01.4
Theft from the person1.62.1
Other crime1.61.5
Possession of weapons0.90.9
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 15% 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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