Total Crime Rate

67.1 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

30.5 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 67.1 6/10
  • Violent crimes 30.5 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 24.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.3 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.2 7/10
  • Public order 9.2 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.1 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Howard Avenue area has the 33rd lowest crime rate of 84 local areas in Baylis & Salt Hill , and the 173rd lowest crime rate of 388 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 67.1 per 1,000 residents and was 51.4% 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 Vehicle crime with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Public order ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 30.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Howard Avenue (SL2 1LA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Howard Avenue, where police recorded 36 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lerwick Drive (24 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Howard Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Journeys End Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kirkwall Spur Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Journeys End Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Journeys End Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Journeys End Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Howard Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Howard Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Lerwick Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lerwick Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whiteford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Stewart Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Sumburgh Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Granville Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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