Total Crime Rate
157.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Hermitage Drive area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 52 local areas in Ascot & Sunninghill , and the 35th highest crime rate of 448 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 Hermitage Drive (SL5 7LA) in the last 12 months was 157.7 per 1,000 residents and was 227.4% 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 63.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -21.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Hermitage Drive (SL5 7LA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Race Track, where police recorded 21 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Brook Avenue (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Ascot & Sunninghill| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Brook Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Brook Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Brook Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Brook Avenue | Under investigation |
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