Total Crime Rate
811.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
323.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Montrose Avenue area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 84 local areas in Baylis & Salt Hill , and the 6th highest crime rate of 388 local areas in Slough .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Montrose Avenue (SL1 4TN) in the last 12 months was 811.0 per 1,000 residents and was 487.1% 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 93 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 120.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -16.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 106 (≈ 323.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Montrose Avenue (SL1 4TN), the main crime hotspot is near Farnham Road. Police recorded 139 crimes here, including 65 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 | Burglary | Edinburgh Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Farnham Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Farnham Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Farnham Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Farnham Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Farnham Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Farnham Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Farnham Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Farnham Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Farnham Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Farnham Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Farnham Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Farnham Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Farnham Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Waverley Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Waverley Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Waverley Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Boston Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Waverley Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bestobell Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Farnburn Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Edinburgh Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Rowan Way | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rowan Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rowan Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | — |
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