Total Crime Rate
143.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
53.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Common Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 21 local areas in Eton & Castle , and the 44th highest crime rate of 450 local areas in Windsor and Maidenhead .
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 Common Road (SL4 6LL) in the last 12 months was 143.3 per 1,000 residents and was 1.1% lower than the Eton & Castle average (144.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 53.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 23.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Common Road (SL4 6LL), the main crime hotspot is near Albert Place. Police recorded 25 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Eton & Castle| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Haywards Mead | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Sheepcote Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Sheepcote Road | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Princes Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Princes Close | Action to be taken by another organisation |
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