Total Crime Rate

160.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 160.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 54.7 9/10
  • Other theft 28.9 10/10
  • Shoplifting 16.1 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.9 6/10
  • Theft from the person 12.9 9/10
  • Burglary 9.7 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.7 8/10
  • Public order 6.4 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.2 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.2 2/10
  • Drugs 3.2 3/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Highclere area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 52 local areas in Ascot & Sunninghill , and the 32nd highest crime rate of 448 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 Highclere (SL5 0AA) in the last 12 months was 160.8 per 1,000 residents and was 233.8% higher than the Ascot & Sunninghill average (48.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 61.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 14.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Highclere (SL5 0AA), the main crime hotspot is near Highclere. Police recorded 28 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Highclere area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Sunninghill Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Queen'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bridge Road —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson School Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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