Crime in Slough
Recorded crime in Slough is 1.1 times the England and Wales average. Over 5 years it has fallen 11%. Most of the harm comes from violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences). Police data to August 2026.
167,359 residents in 84 neighbourhoods. 1% live in busy town or city centres.
- Safety in the UK
- 3/10Above average crime
- Safety in the world
- 7/10Low crime
- Living
- 8.1/10Good
- 5-year change
- −11%fewer crimes
Crime over 5 years
Down 11% in 5 years Recorded crimes in Slough, anti-social behaviour left out.
What is recorded
Crime severity: 1.1× the England and Wales average. 91 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year.
- Violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences): 62% of the harm here
- Burglary: 12% of the harm here
- Robbery: 7% of the harm here
"Violence and sexual offences" is 62% of the harm here. It is a broad police category: most of these crimes are assaults without injury, harassment and threats, often indoors between people who know each other, and only a small part are sexual or serious violent offences. Police data does not say which, so each one is weighted at the England and Wales average for the category, which can overstate a quiet residential area.
Anti-social behaviour: 13 incidents per 1,000 residents a year, not scored. Not a crime, so it is not part of the Safety score.
Crime by type
Recorded crimes per 1,000 residents per year, most serious first, not counting anti-social behaviour.
| Type | Per 1,000 a year |
|---|---|
| Robbery | 1.3 |
| Burglary | 4.4 |
| Violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences) | 36.0 |
| Drugs | 3.0 |
| Possession of weapons (knives and other weapons) | 0.9 |
| Other crime | 1.5 |
| Other theft | 8.0 |
| Theft from the person (pickpocketing, bag snatching) | 1.5 |
| Vehicle crime (cars stolen and broken into) | 10.7 |
| Criminal damage and arson (vandalism) | 8.7 |
| Public order | 7.8 |
| Bicycle theft | 2.2 |
| Shoplifting | 4.9 |
What crimes are recorded in Slough
88.3 crimes per 1,000 residents were recorded in Slough in 2025/26 (England and Wales: 83.2).
Our total for April 2025 to March 2026: 15,142. Home Office recorded crime: 14,784 (2% apart).
Crimes recorded by the police, April 2025 to March 2026. Source: Home Office, police recorded crime by community safety partnership.
| Type | Crimes in 2025/26 | Per 1,000 residents | Change on 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cars stolen | 355 | 2.1 | Down 4% |
| Cars broken into | 1,074 | 6.4 | Up 37% |
| Vehicle tampering | 192 | 1.1 | Up 31% |
| Vandalism to homes | 266 | 1.6 | Up 16% |
| Vandalism to other buildings | 146 | 0.87 | Down 22% |
| Vandalism to vehicles | 442 | 2.6 | Up 3% |
| Arson | 39 | 0.23 | Up 30% |
| Burglary of homes | 313 | 1.9 | Up 2% |
| Burglary of businesses | 121 | 0.72 | Up 25% |
| Homicide (murder and manslaughter) | 2 | - | - |
| Carrying a knife or blade | 99 | 0.59 | Up 16% |
| Carrying other weapons (including guns) | 62 | 0.37 | Up 5% |
| Robbery of people | 159 | 0.95 | About the same |
| Robbery of businesses | 100 | 0.60 | Up 43% |
| Violence with injury | 1,420 | 8.5 | About the same |
| Violence without injury | 2,762 | 16.5 | About the same |
| Stalking and harassment | 1,515 | 9.1 | Up 4% |
| Sexual offences | 513 | 3.1 | Up 3% |
| Shoplifting | 1,026 | 6.1 | Down 17% |
| Bicycle theft | 213 | 1.3 | Down 24% |
| Theft from the person (pickpocketing, bag snatching) | 181 | 1.1 | Down 28% |
| Drug dealing | 306 | 1.8 | Up 67% |
| Drug possession | 362 | 2.2 | About the same |
Under 10 a year: no rate or change, the numbers are too small to compare. These are council-area figures: police.uk street-level data, used for the map and the Safety score, only has the broad categories, and no source publishes murders or stabbings by street.
Thames Valley Police area: 920 offences involving a knife or sharp instrument in 2025/26 (1,005 the year before). This covers the whole police force area, not only Slough.
Source: Home Office, police recorded knife crime by police force.
How often crimes lead to a charge
In Slough, 7% of crimes reported between September 2024 and August 2025 led to someone being charged or summonsed (England and Wales: 9%).
- Charged or summonsed
- Caution or other action
- Suspect found, not prosecuted
- No suspect identified
- Still open
Show as a table
| Type | Crimes | Charged or summonsed | Caution or other action | Suspect found, not prosecuted | No suspect identified | Still open |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences) | 6,430 | 5% | 7% | 65% | 13% | 10% |
| Vehicle crime (cars stolen and broken into) | 1,388 | 4% | 0% | 15% | 78% | 3% |
| Public order | 1,226 | 7% | 4% | 45% | 37% | 6% |
| Shoplifting | 1,191 | 21% | 6% | 23% | 49% | 2% |
| Other theft | 1,169 | 2% | 1% | 21% | 70% | 6% |
| Criminal damage and arson (vandalism) | 1,127 | 3% | 4% | 28% | 60% | 5% |
| Drugs | 581 | 10% | 30% | 13% | 33% | 14% |
| Burglary | 510 | 8% | 1% | 21% | 63% | 8% |
| Other crime | 254 | 15% | 9% | 48% | 15% | 13% |
| Theft from the person (pickpocketing, bag snatching) | 231 | 1% | 2% | 18% | 74% | 6% |
| Bicycle theft | 215 | 1% | 1% | 10% | 83% | 5% |
| Robbery | 213 | 7% | 1% | 44% | 38% | 10% |
| Possession of weapons (knives and other weapons) | 121 | 42% | 8% | 29% | 3% | 17% |
Uses the latest outcome police have recorded so far. 8% of these crimes are still open, so the final figures may be a little higher.
Towns and cities in Slough
Postcode districts in Slough
Questions about crime in Slough
- Is Slough a safe place to live?
- Slough scores 3 out of 10 for safety (above average crime), compared with every neighbourhood in England, Wales and Northern Ireland.
- Is crime going up or down in Slough?
- Down 11% over 5 years, from 17,417 recorded crimes a year to 15,466.
- What is the most common crime in Slough?
- The most common recorded crime is violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences), about 36 per 1,000 residents a year.
- How often does crime lead to a charge in Slough?
- In Slough, 7% of crimes reported between September 2024 and August 2025 led to someone being charged or summonsed (England and Wales: 9%). 37% were closed without a suspect being identified.
- How many burglaries are solved in Slough?
- Of 510 burglaries reported in Slough between September 2024 and August 2025, 8% led to someone being charged or summonsed and 63% were closed with no suspect identified.
- How many cars are stolen in Slough?
- In Slough, the police recorded 355 cars stolen in 2025/26 (April 2025 to March 2026), 2.1 per 1,000 residents, down 4% on the year before.
- Is vandalism common in Slough?
- 854 acts of vandalism to homes, other buildings and vehicles were recorded in Slough in 2025/26, 5.1 per 1,000 residents, 1.1 times the England and Wales average.
- How many murders were there in Slough last year?
- 2 homicides (murder or manslaughter) were recorded in Slough in 2025/26, against 3 the year before.