Total Crime Rate
21.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
14.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Switchback Road North area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 36 local areas in Furze Platt , and the 90th lowest crime rate of 450 local areas in Windsor and Maidenhead .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Switchback Road North (SL6 7QQ) in the last 12 months was 21.7 per 1,000 residents and was 64.5% lower than the Furze Platt average (61.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 14.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Switchback Road North (SL6 7QQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 15 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Osney Road (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Furze Platt| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Kinghorn Lane | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Grafton Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Fawley Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Grafton Close | Under investigation |
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