Total Crime Rate

62.5 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

40.4 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 62.5 6/10
  • Violent crimes 40.4 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.3 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.0 8/10
  • Public order 7.4 6/10
  • Burglary 3.7 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 1.8 1/10
  • Other crime 1.8 1/10
  • Other theft 1.8 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 1.8 1/10
  • Theft from the person 1.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Preston Road area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 27 local areas in Upton Lea , and the 156th 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 Preston Road (SL2 5LP) in the last 12 months was 62.5 per 1,000 residents and was 27.2% higher than the Upton Lea average (49.1 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 , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 40.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Preston Road (SL2 5LP), the main crime hotspot is near Rochfords Gardens. Police recorded 86 crimes here, including 49 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Preston Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/35)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Beresford Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rochfords Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Quinbrookes Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Quinbrookes —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Uxbridge Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Uxbridge Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cannon Gate Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Holmedale Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cannon Gate Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rochfords Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rochfords Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rochfords Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Elmwood Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elmwood Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rochfords Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Glanmor Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rochfords Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Rochfords Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beresford Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beresford Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Beresford Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Sheehy Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sheehy Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Rochfords Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Mirador Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Rochfords Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Preston Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime The Frithe Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hazlemere Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hazlemere Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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