Total Crime Rate
472.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Farnham Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 84 local areas in Baylis & Salt Hill , and the 9th highest crime rate of 393 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 Farnham Road (SL1 4XE) in the last 12 months was 472.9 per 1,000 residents and was 282.8% higher 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 97 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 146 (≈ 203.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Farnham Road (SL1 4XE), the main crime hotspot is near Farnham Road. Police recorded 144 crimes here, including 57 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Baylis & Salt Hill| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Farnham Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Perth Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Bestobell Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Bestobell Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Bestobell Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Bestobell Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Norfolk Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Norfolk Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Perth Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Yarmouth Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Ely Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Ely Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Farnham Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Farnham Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Devon Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Devon Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Devon Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Farnham Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Farnham Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Farnham Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Sydney Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Farnham Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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