Total Crime Rate

348.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

147.6 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 348.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 147.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 86.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 69.6 10/10
  • Public order 58.5 10/10
  • Other theft 30.6 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 27.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.5 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.9 9/10
  • Drugs 11.1 9/10
  • Shoplifting 11.1 5/10
  • Theft from the person 11.1 9/10
  • Burglary 5.6 6/10
  • Robbery 2.8 2/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Ward Royal area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 88 local areas in Clewer & Dedworth East , and the 8th highest crime rate of 450 local areas in Windsor and Maidenhead .

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 Ward Royal (SL4 1SR) in the last 12 months was 348.2 per 1,000 residents and was 342.1% higher than the Clewer & Dedworth East average (78.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 53 (≈ 147.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -81.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ward Royal (SL4 1SR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Peascod Street, where police recorded 160 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Shopping Area (55 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Ward Royal area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Peascod Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nightclub
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Devereux Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order James Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences James Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bachelors Acre Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Bachelors Acre Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences James Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bridgewater Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bridgewater Terrace Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bridgewater Terrace
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Peascod Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Peascod Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Peascod Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Peascod Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Charles Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Temple Road Offender given penalty notice
Apr 2026Drugs Temple Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oxford Road East Under investigation

Data Sources

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