Crime Rates at High Street, Slough, SL1 1BN

High Street area has the highest crime rate of 35 local areas in Herschel Park , and the highest crime rate of 393 local areas in Slough .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around High Street (SL1 1BN) in the last 12 months was 2392.3 per 1,000 residents and was 898.2% higher than the Herschel Park average (239.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 280 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 7 cases , up 16.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 118.2% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -41.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 325 (≈ 897.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -21.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Street (SL1 1BN), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 344 crimes here, including 167 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.