Total Crime Rate

223.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

91.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 223.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 91.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 67.8 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 37.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 27.1 10/10
  • Shoplifting 20.3 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.0 7/10
  • Other theft 17.0 9/10
  • Public order 17.0 9/10
  • Drugs 10.2 8/10
  • Other crime 3.4 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.4 5/10
  • Robbery 3.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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

Cherwell Close area has the 6th highest crime rate of 39 local areas in Colnbrook & Poyle , and the 35th highest crime rate of 388 local areas in Slough .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Cherwell Close (SL3 8XB) in the last 12 months was 223.7 per 1,000 residents and was 100.9% higher than the Colnbrook & Poyle average (111.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 91.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cherwell Close (SL3 8XB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 36 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Dart Close (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Cherwell Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Trent Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cherwell Close
Apr 2026Public order Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Laburnum Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dart Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brands Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Sovereign Heights Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Sovereign Heights Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Sovereign Heights Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tweed Road
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Severn Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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