Total Crime Rate

36.9 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

11.4 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 36.9 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 17.1 9/10
  • Violent crimes 11.4 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 8.5 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.8 1/10
  • Other theft 2.8 2/10
  • Public order 2.8 2/10
  • Shoplifting 2.8 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Bowyer Drive area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 56 local areas in Cippenham Green , and the 72nd 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 Bowyer Drive (SL1 5EQ) in the last 12 months was 36.9 per 1,000 residents and was 61.5% lower than the Cippenham Green average (95.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 11.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bowyer Drive (SL1 5EQ), the main crime hotspot is near Elmshott Lane. Police recorded 67 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Bowyer Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Barnfield Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Abbey Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bower Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bower Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Millstream Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hogarth Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Frenchum Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Frenchum Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ward Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bowyer Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Masons Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bath Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hinton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Abbey Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Elmshott Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Elmshott Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Elmshott Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Elmshott Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Elmshott Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elmshott Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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