Total Crime Rate
42.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Smiths Lane area has the 39th lowest crime rate of 89 local areas in Clewer & Dedworth East , and the 217th lowest crime rate of 448 local areas in Windsor and Maidenhead .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Smiths Lane (SL4 5PF) in the last 12 months was 42.6 per 1,000 residents and was 46.4% lower than the Clewer & Dedworth East average (79.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 21.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -8.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Smiths Lane (SL4 5PF), the main crime hotspot is near Sawyer'S Close. Police recorded 41 crimes here, including 30 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Clewer & Dedworth East| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Smiths Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Losfield Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | North Close | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Losfield Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Losfield Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Needham Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sawyer'S Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sawyer'S Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Surly Hall Walk | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Mansell Close | Under investigation |
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