Slough crime rate Interactive maps and visualisation

Overview of Slough crime rate

Crime rating – high.

Slough ranks 4th out of 25 nearby boroughs/local administrative districts for crime rate. In 2023, there were 18752 crime incidents reported. As per the latest census, Slough has a population of 158500. This equates to a crime rate of 118.31 per 1000 residents. This crime rate represents a decrease of 2.63 % compared to previous year.

Most common crime types in Slough are Violence and sexual offences (38.4%) Vehicle crime (11.1%) Public order (8.5%) and least common crime types are Other crime (1.2%) Robbery (1.2%) Possession of weapons (1.1%).

There are 15 wards in Slough. Wards with high crime rates are Central (Slough) (233.0), Chalvey (179.6), Foxborough (162.4) . On the other end, safest wards are Baylis and Stoke (78.0), Cippenham Green (74.4), Haymill and Lynch Hill (70.6) .

Similarly, looking at Postcode districts that are within or overlapping with Slough, we see high crime rates in SL1 (135.7), SL3 (101.5), SL2 (90.6) . Safest postcode districts are SL4 (84.2), SL0 (80.9), SL6 (73.0) .

Slough crime incidents by crime type

A total of 18752 crime incidents were reported in 2023. Below is the breakdown by crime type.

Violence and sexual offences – 7196 (38.4)%
Vehicle crime – 2081 (11.1)%
Public order – 1595 (8.5)%
Anti-social behaviour – 1574 (8.4)%
Other theft – 1558 (8.3)%
Criminal damage and arson – 1506 (8.0)%
Shoplifting – 789 (4.2)%
Burglary – 620 (3.3)%
Drugs – 487 (2.6)%
Bicycle theft – 357 (1.9)%
Theft from the person – 331 (1.8)%
Other crime – 232 (1.2)%
Robbery – 229 (1.2)%
Possession of weapons – 197 (1.1)%

How does Slough compare against nearby areas ?

Slough ranks 4th when compared against 25 nearby boroughs/local administrative districts.

List of nearby boroughs/local administrative districts from high crime rate to low (2023):

Heat map for all nearby areas Slough is compared against

Crime rates in Slough wards

There are 15 wards within Slough. Central (Slough), Chalvey, Foxborough has highest crime rate (crime per 1000 residents). Below map shows 2023 crime rates broken down by crime types.

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List of all 15 wards from high crime rate to low.