Total Crime Rate
42.0 per 1,000
All offences Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
19.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Welland Close area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 39 local areas in Colnbrook & Poyle , and the 89th 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 Welland Close (SL3 8UZ) in the last 12 months was 42.0 per 1,000 residents and was 62.3% lower than the Colnbrook & Poyle average (111.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 8 (β 19.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Welland Close (SL3 8UZ), the main crime hotspot is near Eden Close. Police recorded 61 crimes here, including 29 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Slough| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Sovereign Heights | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Oak Tree Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Eden Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Eden Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Eden Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Oak Tree Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Sovereign Heights | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Oak Tree Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Eden Close | β |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Sovereign Heights | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Oak Tree Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Oak Tree Drive | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Cherwell Close | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Tweed Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Acorn Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Laburnum Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Eden Close | β |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Oak Tree Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Eden Close | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Eden Close | β |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Peterhead Mews | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Trent Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dart Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Severn Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Eden Close | β |
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