Crime Rates at Downs Road, Slough, SL3 7DD

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

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Downs Road (SL3 7DD) in the last 12 months was 19.7 per 1,000 residents and was 67.0% lower 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 50.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 16.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -81.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Downs Road (SL3 7DD), 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.