Total Crime Rate
61.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Howard Avenue area has the 29th lowest crime rate of 84 local areas in Baylis & Salt Hill , and the 164th lowest crime rate of 393 local areas in Slough .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Howard Avenue (SL2 1LA) in the last 12 months was 61.0 per 1,000 residents and was 50.6% lower 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 42.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -22.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Howard Avenue (SL2 1LA), the main crime hotspot is near Howard Avenue. Police recorded 37 crimes here, including 23 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 | Burglary | Stewart Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Howard Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Stewart Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Stewart Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Journeys End | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hungerford Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Lerwick Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Lerwick Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Lerwick Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Ronaldsay Spur | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Ronaldsay Spur | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Snape Spur | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Howard Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ronaldsay Spur | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Howard Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Kirkwall Spur | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Howard Avenue | — |
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