Total Crime Rate

148.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

64.9 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 148.1 9/10
  • Violent crimes 64.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 54.6 9/10
  • Shoplifting 44.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.0 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.4 7/10
  • Drugs 10.4 8/10
  • Public order 10.4 7/10
  • Other crime 2.6 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Wessex Way area has the highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Cox Green , and the 41st 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 Wessex Way (SL6 3DL) in the last 12 months was 148.1 per 1,000 residents and was 276.0% higher than the Cox Green average (39.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 183.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 64.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wessex Way (SL6 3DL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 29 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Highfield Lane (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Wessex Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gwent Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Patrick'S Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Columba'S Close —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St Chad'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Highfield Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Patrick'S Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Highfield Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs St Adrian'S Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
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Data Sources

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