Total Crime Rate

60.7 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

40.5 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 60.7 6/10
  • Violent crimes 40.5 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 38.2 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.3 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.3 1/10
  • Other theft 2.3 1/10
  • Public order 2.3 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
  • 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

Northern Road area has the 29th lowest crime rate of 84 local areas in Baylis & Salt Hill , and the 152nd lowest crime rate of 388 local areas in Slough .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Northern Road (SL2 1LT) in the last 12 months was 60.7 per 1,000 residents and was 56.1% 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 40.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -74.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Northern Road (SL2 1LT), the main crime hotspot is near Howard Avenue. Police recorded 36 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Northern Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Beechwood Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Douglas Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Sumburgh Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Staunton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Howard Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kirkwall Spur Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Granville Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Howard Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Douglas Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Douglas Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Douglas Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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