Total Crime Rate
413.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Buckingham Gardens area has the 5th highest crime rate of 35 local areas in Herschel Park , and the 11th highest crime rate of 393 local areas in Slough .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Buckingham Gardens (SL1 1AY) in the last 12 months was 413.9 per 1,000 residents and was 72.7% higher than the Herschel Park average (239.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 47 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 11.1% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 87 (≈ 223.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -23.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 10.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Buckingham Gardens (SL1 1AY), the main crime hotspot is near Police Station. Police recorded 373 crimes here, including 258 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Herschel Park| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Windsor Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Herschel Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Herschel Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | New Square | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | New Square | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | New Square | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | New Square | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Park Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Windsor Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Windsor Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Windsor Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Windsor Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Windsor Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | New Square | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Windsor Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Police Station | Formal action is not in the public interest |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Police Station | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Police Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Police Station | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Police Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Police Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Police Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | New Square | Under investigation |
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