Total Crime Rate
41.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
22.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Stafford Avenue area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 84 local areas in Baylis & Salt Hill , and the 87th 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 Stafford Avenue (SL2 1AR) in the last 12 months was 41.8 per 1,000 residents and was 69.8% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -40.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 22.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Stafford Avenue (SL2 1AR), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 156 crimes here, including 61 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 | Drugs | Penzance Spur | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Cumberland Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Cumberland Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Cumberland Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lancaster Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lancaster Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lancaster Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Wiltshire Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Broad Oak | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Broad Oak | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Broad Oak | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lancaster Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Broad Oak Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Penzance Spur | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Faraday Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Westfield Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Broad Oak Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Broad Oak Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Broad Oak Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Broad Oak Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Petrol Station | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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