Total Crime Rate
66.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025High Street area has the 34th lowest crime rate of 84 local areas in Baylis & Salt Hill , and the 182nd 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 High Street (SL1 2TS) in the last 12 months was 66.0 per 1,000 residents and was 46.5% lower than the Baylis & Salt Hill average (123.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -15.4% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 25.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -21.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around High Street (SL1 2TS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near High Street, where police recorded 49 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Tintern Close (26 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Baylis & Salt Hill| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Tintern Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | High Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | The Green | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Brammas Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | The Green | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | The Green | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Paxton Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Seymour Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Paxton Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | High Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | High Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Tintern Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Damson Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | High Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | High Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | High Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | High Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | High Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Tintern Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Tintern Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | High Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | High Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bourne Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Damson Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | The Green | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | White Hart Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Church Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Spackmans Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Spackmans Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
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