Total Crime Rate
48.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
45.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Farnham Road area has the 18th lowest crime rate of 84 local areas in Baylis & Salt Hill , and the 108th 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 Farnham Road (SL1 4ED) in the last 12 months was 48.8 per 1,000 residents and was 64.7% lower 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( 62.5% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 45.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 62.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -81.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Farnham Road (SL1 4ED), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bestobell Road, where police recorded 57 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Northampton Avenue (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Slough| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Bestobell Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Buckingham Avenue East | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hadlow Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hadlow Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Pitts Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Pitts Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Melbourne Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Melbourne Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Melbourne Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Melbourne Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Buckingham Avenue East | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Hadlow Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Buckingham Avenue East | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Buckingham Avenue East | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Buckingham Avenue East | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Buckingham Avenue East | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Buckingham Avenue East | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Buckingham Avenue East | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Buckingham Avenue East | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sheffield Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Hadlow Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Buckingham Avenue East | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Hadlow Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hadlow Court | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Hadlow Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Frank Sutton Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | A355 | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | A355 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | A355 | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | A355 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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