Total Crime Rate
112.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Borderside area has the 5th highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Upton Lea , and the 116th highest crime rate of 393 local areas in Slough .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Borderside (SL2 5QU) in the last 12 months was 112.9 per 1,000 residents and was 132.0% higher than the Upton Lea average (48.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 300.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 64.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 3.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Borderside (SL2 5QU), the main crime hotspot is near Wexham Road. Police recorded 75 crimes here, including 32 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Upton Lea| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Prestwood | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wexham Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Churchfield Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Homeleigh Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Kendal Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Wexham Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Wexham Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Moray Drive | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Borderside | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Churchfield Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Wexham Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wexham Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wexham Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Borderside | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Wexham Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Shaggy Calf Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Shaggy Calf Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Wexham Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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