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April 2026 Source: Police.uk

Crime in SL1: Crime Rate & Statistics 2026

SL1 recorded 896 crimes in April 2026 — a crime rate of 8.38 per 1,000 residents. Violence & Sexual Offences accounts for the largest share of crime at 35.5% of all offences recorded. Crime is up 4.2% compared to the same period last year.

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Key Statistics

  • monitoring98.71 crimes per 1,000 residents annually
  • assignment896 crimes recorded in April 2026
  • trending_upCrime up 4.2% year-on-year
Data Sources:Police.ukONS Census 2021HM Land Registry Period: April 2026 • Updated monthly

Total Crimes

896
trending_down -1.8% vs last month

Annual Crime Rate

98.71per 1k
Moderate

Active Postcodes

2,850

Within SL1 district

Slough

106,881

Estimated population

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Incident Distribution

Top Locations
Location ReferenceCrime BreakdownPrimary Count
Police Station Map
total: 30 Violence and sexual offences: 21 Drugs: 2
30
Parking Area Map
total: 23 Violence and sexual offences: 7 Burglary: 5
23
Nightclub Map
total: 22 Anti-social behaviour: 7 Violence and sexual offences: 6
22
Connaught Road Map
total: 21 Shoplifting: 11 Violence and sexual offences: 3
21
Supermarket Map
total: 17 Public order: 4 Violence and sexual offences: 4
17
High Street Map
total: 16 Drugs: 4 Public order: 4
16
The Grove Map
total: 13 Anti-social behaviour: 4 Drugs: 3
13
Ploughlees Lane Map
total: 12 Anti-social behaviour: 3 Violence and sexual offences: 3
12
Hencroft Street North Map
total: 10 Shoplifting: 8 Criminal damage and arson: 1
10
Buckingham Avenue East Map
total: 10 Bicycle theft: 7 Anti-social behaviour: 1
10

Crime Breakdown

April 2026
896 Total
Violence & Sexual Offences
318
35.5%
Anti-social Behaviour
111
12.4%
Public Order
72
8.0%
Other Theft
69
7.7%
Shoplifting
65
7.3%
Criminal Damage & Arson
64
7.1%
Vehicle Crime
48
5.4%
Drug Offences
43
4.8%
Burglary
32
3.6%
Bicycle Theft
27
3.0%
Robbery
19
2.1%
Other Crime
16
1.8%
Weapons Possession
8
0.9%
Theft from Person
4
0.4%

Crime Analysis: SL1

Violence & Sexual Offences accounts for more than a third of all recorded crime in SL1 (35.5%). Anti-social Behaviour (12.4%) and Public Order (8.0%) are the next most common categories.

Compared to the same period last year, crime in SL1 has risen slightly — by 4.2%. The 12-month trend chart above shows where this change is concentrated across individual offence categories.

Crime figures for SL1 are sourced from the Police.uk open data platform and weighted against ONS 2021 Census population estimates to produce comparable per-resident rates. Data is updated monthly, typically 1–2 months after the end of each reporting period.

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Growth Analysis

Month-on-Monthtrending_down -1.8%
Year-on-Yeartrending_up +4.2%
12m Rolling Trendtrending_up +0.3%

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Crime rates are calculated per 1,000 residents using ONS Census 2021 population data. Rankings cover all 0 local authorities in England & Wales.

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