Total Crime Rate
159.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
85.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Litten Close area has the 9th highest crime rate of 34 local areas in Herschel Park , and the 68th 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 Litten Close (SL3 7FX) in the last 12 months was 159.5 per 1,000 residents and was 35.0% lower than the Herschel Park average (245.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 85.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Litten Close (SL3 7FX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Dashwood Close, where police recorded 17 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Litten Close (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Slough| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Hurworth Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Litten Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Litten Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dashwood Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Hurworth Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Hurworth Avenue | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Spicer Mews | Under investigation |
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