Total Crime Rate

117.2 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 117.2 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 67.3 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.0 9/10
  • Public order 10.0 7/10
  • Other theft 7.5 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.0 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.0 7/10
  • Burglary 5.0 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.5 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Long Readings Lane area has the 9th highest crime rate of 30 local areas in Britwell , and the 108th highest 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 Long Readings Lane (SL2 1QH) in the last 12 months was 117.2 per 1,000 residents and was 12.0% higher than the Britwell average (104.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 77.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 82.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -17.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Long Readings Lane (SL2 1QH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Torquay Spur, where police recorded 22 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Monksfield Way (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Long Readings Lane area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Southcroft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bridport Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Long Readings Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Aldridge Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Aldridge Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Aldridge Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Brighton Spur
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Brighton Spur Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Southcroft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Monksfield Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gascon'S Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Torquay Spur Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Torquay Spur Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Crayle Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Crayle Street
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lydsey Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Torquay Spur Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Torquay Spur Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bromycroft Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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