Total Crime Rate
177.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
78.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Farnham Road area has the 18th highest crime rate of 84 local areas in Baylis & Salt Hill , and the 53rd 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 Farnham Road (SL2 1HU) in the last 12 months was 177.2 per 1,000 residents and was 28.3% 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 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 78.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Farnham Road (SL2 1HU), 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 | Violence and sexual offences | Newhaven Spur | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Broad Oak | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Broad Oak | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Broad Oak | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Petrol Station | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Wiltshire Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lancaster 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 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Faraday Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Broad Oak Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Newhaven Spur | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bideford Spur | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Franklin Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Franklin Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Penzance Spur | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Penzance Spur | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Franklin Avenue | Under investigation |
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