Postcode district · Slough
Crime in SL3
How much crime is recorded in SL3, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Slough
- Region
- South East
- Population
- 75,070 (2024)
SL3Postcode district · Slough
How safe is SL3
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 35.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in SL3, 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
35.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
69
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).
SL3National
Violence and sexual offences25.023.6
Burglary11.79.1
Anti-social behaviour7.210.7
Vehicle crime6.63.5
Public order5.94.6
Other theft5.44.5
Criminal damage and arson5.34.7
Shoplifting5.38.4
Drugs3.22.4
Other crime1.41.5
Bicycle theft1.41.0
Robbery1.21.4
Theft from the person1.12.1
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 16% 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.