Crime Rate in Herschel Park, ward

Herschel Park has the highest crime rate of 21 wards in Slough district and the 187th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South East), it has the 26th highest crime rate of 1,269 wards.

The overall crime rate in Herschel Park in the last 12 months was 239.7 per 1,000 residents and was 134.2% higher than the Slough district average (102.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Herschel Park’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 958 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 30 cases , down -11.8% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 24.4% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -33.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1,330 (≈ 116.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -8.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Herschel Park ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Police Station. Police recorded 373 crimes here, including 258 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.