Total Crime Rate
166.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025James Meadow area has the 12th highest crime rate of 40 local areas in Colnbrook & Poyle , and the 59th highest crime rate of 393 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 James Meadow (SL3 7GE) in the last 12 months was 166.7 per 1,000 residents and was 34.0% higher than the Colnbrook & Poyle average (124.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 75.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 13.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 21.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around James Meadow (SL3 7GE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Ditton Road, where police recorded 19 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ditton Park Road (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Colnbrook & Poyle| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Hudson Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Ditton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Harding Spur | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Bessemer Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Ditton Park Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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