Total Crime Rate
236.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Edinburgh Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 36 local areas in Furze Platt , and the 17th 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 Edinburgh Road (SL6 7SH) in the last 12 months was 236.4 per 1,000 residents and was 245.6% higher than the Furze Platt average (68.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 90.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -24.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 13.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Edinburgh Road (SL6 7SH), the main crime hotspot is near Wellhouse Road. Police recorded 63 crimes here, including 40 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Furze Platt| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Osney Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Gloucester Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Osney Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Ellington Park | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Cookham Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Osney Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Connaught Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Connaught Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Osney Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Edinburgh Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Wellhouse Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wellhouse Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Harrow Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Harrow Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Harrow Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Harrow Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Furze Platt | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Ellington Park | Under investigation |
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