Total Crime Rate
60.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
40.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Northern 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.
View Crime In Slough| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Beechwood Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Douglas Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Sumburgh Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Staunton Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Howard Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kirkwall Spur | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Granville Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Howard Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Douglas Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Douglas Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Douglas Road | Under investigation |
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