Total Crime Rate
162.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
82.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Montem Lane area has the 20th highest crime rate of 84 local areas in Baylis & Salt Hill , and the 64th highest crime rate of 388 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 Montem Lane (SL1 2QJ) in the last 12 months was 162.8 per 1,000 residents and was 17.9% higher than the Baylis & Salt Hill average (138.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 82.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Montem Lane (SL1 2QJ), the main crime hotspot is near Hartland Close. Police recorded 67 crimes here, including 30 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Slough| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Darvill'S Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ellis Avenue | Further investigation is not in the public interest |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Ledger'S Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hartland Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hartland Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | King Edward Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ellis Avenue | Further investigation is not in the public interest |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ellis Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ellis Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ellis Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ellis Avenue | Further investigation is not in the public interest |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chalvey Road West | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ellis Avenue | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | King Edward Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Newbery Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ellis Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ellis Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Adelphi Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Adelphi Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Finefield Walk | — |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | B3027 | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hartland Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Hartland Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Chalvey Road West | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Henry Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hillside | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Hillside | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Church Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Chalvey Road West | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Henry Road | Under investigation |
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