Postcode · Ascot
Crime in SL5 8LT
How much crime is recorded in SL5 8LT, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Chavey Down & North Ascot West
- Council
- Bracknell Forest
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,555 (2024)
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How safe is SL5 8LT
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 7.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SL5 8LT area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 1 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
1/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
7.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
17
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).
SL5 8LTNational
Violence and sexual offences5.223.6
Burglary3.79.1
Other theft2.94.5
Anti-social behaviour2.410.7
Criminal damage and arson1.94.7
Other crime1.71.5
Public order1.44.6
Vehicle crime0.93.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 64% 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.