Total Crime Rate

84.3 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

60.9 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 84.3 7/10
  • Violent crimes 60.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 56.2 9/10
  • Other theft 7.0 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.7 7/10
  • Burglary 4.7 5/10
  • Public order 4.7 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.7 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.3 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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

Downs Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Langley Meads , and the 179th highest crime rate of 388 local areas in Slough .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Downs Road (SL3 7BS) in the last 12 months was 84.3 per 1,000 residents and was 41.3% higher than the Langley Meads average (59.7 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 Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 60.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 52.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Downs Road (SL3 7BS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Chadwick Road, where police recorded 25 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Downs Road (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Downs Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sophie Gardens —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Edgeworth Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mina Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blandford Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chadwick Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chestnut Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Downs Road Action to be taken by another organisation
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Data Sources

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