Crime in Windsor and Maidenhead
Recorded crime in Windsor and Maidenhead is 0.7 times the England and Wales average. Over 5 years it has fallen 16%. Most of the harm comes from violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences). Police data to August 2026.
158,943 residents in 89 neighbourhoods.
- Safety in the UK
- 6/10Average crime
- Safety in the world
- 7/10Low crime
- Living
- 6.9/10Good
- 5-year change
- −16%fewer crimes
Crime over 5 years
Down 16% in 5 years Recorded crimes in Windsor and Maidenhead, anti-social behaviour left out.
What is recorded
Crime severity: 0.7× the England and Wales average. 61 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year.
- Violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences): 59% of the harm here
- Burglary: 16% of the harm here
- Other theft: 6% of the harm here
Anti-social behaviour: 8.2 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 | 0.4 |
| Burglary | 3.8 |
| Violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences) | 21.8 |
| Drugs | 2.6 |
| Possession of weapons (knives and other weapons) | 0.8 |
| Other crime | 1.2 |
| Other theft | 6.1 |
| Theft from the person (pickpocketing, bag snatching) | 1.2 |
| Vehicle crime (cars stolen and broken into) | 6.3 |
| Criminal damage and arson (vandalism) | 5.8 |
| Public order | 5.2 |
| Bicycle theft | 1.8 |
| Shoplifting | 3.5 |
What crimes are recorded in Windsor and Maidenhead
57.1 crimes per 1,000 residents were recorded in Windsor and Maidenhead in 2025/26 (England and Wales: 83.2).
Our total for April 2025 to March 2026: 9,318. Home Office recorded crime: 9,072 (3% 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 | 169 | 1.1 | Down 20% |
| Cars broken into | 497 | 3.1 | About the same |
| Vehicle tampering | 112 | 0.70 | Down 37% |
| Vandalism to homes | 165 | 1.0 | Up 11% |
| Vandalism to other buildings | 108 | 0.68 | Down 24% |
| Vandalism to vehicles | 258 | 1.6 | Up 2% |
| Arson | 22 | 0.14 | Down 21% |
| Burglary of homes | 228 | 1.4 | Up 3% |
| Burglary of businesses | 90 | 0.57 | Down 10% |
| Homicide (murder and manslaughter) | 1 | - | - |
| Carrying a knife or blade | 38 | 0.24 | Down 7% |
| Carrying other weapons (including guns) | 27 | 0.17 | Down 53% |
| Robbery of people | 49 | 0.31 | Up 36% |
| Robbery of businesses | 39 | 0.25 | Up 22% |
| Violence with injury | 802 | 5.0 | Down 3% |
| Violence without injury | 1,423 | 9.0 | About the same |
| Stalking and harassment | 1,033 | 6.5 | Down 2% |
| Sexual offences | 330 | 2.1 | Down 5% |
| Shoplifting | 599 | 3.8 | Down 11% |
| Bicycle theft | 190 | 1.2 | Down 4% |
| Theft from the person (pickpocketing, bag snatching) | 132 | 0.83 | Down 17% |
| Drug dealing | 169 | 1.1 | Up 67% |
| Drug possession | 391 | 2.5 | Down 27% |
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 Windsor and Maidenhead.
Source: Home Office, police recorded knife crime by police force.
Police and Crime Commissioner: Matthew Barber (Thames Valley) →
How often crimes lead to a charge
In Windsor and Maidenhead, 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) | 3,911 | 6% | 9% | 61% | 13% | 11% |
| Public order | 866 | 7% | 5% | 48% | 34% | 6% |
| Other theft | 832 | 2% | 2% | 22% | 67% | 7% |
| Vehicle crime (cars stolen and broken into) | 799 | 3% | 0% | 12% | 82% | 3% |
| Criminal damage and arson (vandalism) | 783 | 3% | 6% | 26% | 60% | 5% |
| Shoplifting | 674 | 20% | 5% | 16% | 56% | 3% |
| Drugs | 516 | 12% | 58% | 17% | 9% | 4% |
| Burglary | 433 | 5% | 1% | 14% | 74% | 6% |
| Other crime | 214 | 20% | 9% | 42% | 15% | 14% |
| Bicycle theft | 198 | 2% | 1% | 10% | 82% | 6% |
| Theft from the person (pickpocketing, bag snatching) | 178 | 1% | 1% | 13% | 77% | 8% |
| Robbery | 86 | 21% | 3% | 26% | 41% | 9% |
| Possession of weapons (knives and other weapons) | 85 | 34% | 29% | 22% | 4% | 11% |
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.
Road collisions
Windsor and Maidenhead, 2023 to 2025: 172 road collisions a year with someone hurt, 42 of them with someone killed or seriously injured. 4 collisions were fatal in those 3 years.
1.1 a year per 1,000 residents (Great Britain 1.5). 24% of them killed or seriously injured someone (Great Britain 26%).
Collisions on public roads that the police recorded where someone was hurt, counted where they happened, so busy through roads and town centres with few residents come out high. Serious and slight use the Department for Transport's adjusted severity, comparable between police forces. Source: Department for Transport road casualty statistics (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Questions about crime in Windsor and Maidenhead
- Is Windsor and Maidenhead a safe place to live?
- Windsor and Maidenhead scores 6 out of 10 for safety (average crime), compared with every neighbourhood in England, Wales and Northern Ireland.
- Is crime going up or down in Windsor and Maidenhead?
- Down 16% over 5 years, from 10,899 recorded crimes a year to 9,178.
- What is the most common crime in Windsor and Maidenhead?
- The most common recorded crime is violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences), about 22 per 1,000 residents a year.
- How often does crime lead to a charge in Windsor and Maidenhead?
- In Windsor and Maidenhead, 7% of crimes reported between September 2024 and August 2025 led to someone being charged or summonsed (England and Wales: 9%). 38% were closed without a suspect being identified.
- How many burglaries are solved in Windsor and Maidenhead?
- Of 433 burglaries reported in Windsor and Maidenhead between September 2024 and August 2025, 5% led to someone being charged or summonsed and 74% were closed with no suspect identified.
- How many cars are stolen in Windsor and Maidenhead?
- In Windsor and Maidenhead, the police recorded 169 cars stolen in 2025/26 (April 2025 to March 2026), 1.1 per 1,000 residents, down 20% on the year before.
- Is vandalism common in Windsor and Maidenhead?
- 531 acts of vandalism to homes, other buildings and vehicles were recorded in Windsor and Maidenhead in 2025/26, 3.3 per 1,000 residents, 0.7 times the England and Wales average.
- How many murders were there in Windsor and Maidenhead last year?
- 1 homicide (murder or manslaughter) was recorded in Windsor and Maidenhead in 2025/26, against 2 the year before.