Crime Rates at Merton Road, Slough, SL1 1QA

Merton Road area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 35 local areas in Herschel Park , and the 160th lowest crime rate of 393 local areas in Slough .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Merton Road (SL1 1QA) in the last 12 months was 60.0 per 1,000 residents and was 75.0% lower 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 28.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 4.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Merton Road (SL1 1QA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 327 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (136 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.