Total Crime Rate
34.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
25.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Hencroft Street South area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 34 local areas in Herschel Park , and the 63rd lowest crime rate of 388 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 Hencroft Street South (SL1 1RF) in the last 12 months was 34.7 per 1,000 residents and was 85.9% lower than the Herschel Park average (245.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 25.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 60.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -83.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Hencroft Street South (SL1 1RF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 227 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near High Street (70 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Slough| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | High Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | High Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | High Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | High Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | High Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | High Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | High Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | High Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | High Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | High Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | High Street | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | High Street | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | High Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | High Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Hencroft Street North | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | High Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Hencroft Street North | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Hencroft Street North | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Hencroft Street North | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Hencroft Street North | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Hencroft Street North | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Castle Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Castle Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Eastfield Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Parking Area | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | High Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Hencroft Street North | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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