Crime in Maidenhead
Recorded crime in Maidenhead is 1.2 times the Windsor and Maidenhead average and 0.9 times the England and Wales average. Over 5 years it has fallen 21%. Most of the harm comes from violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences). Police data to August 2026.
Within 1.5 km of the centre of Maidenhead: about 30,375 residents in 23 neighbourhoods.
- Safety in the UK
- 5/10Average crime
- Living
- 8.0/10Good
- 5-year change
- −21%fewer crimes
- vs the council
- 1.2×the Windsor and Maidenhead average
Neighbourhoods by Safety
Within 1.5 km of the centre of Maidenhead.
Crime over 5 years
Down 21% in 5 years Recorded crimes within 1.5 km of Maidenhead, anti-social behaviour left out.
What is recorded
Crime severity: 1.2× the Windsor and Maidenhead average (0.9× the England and Wales average). 75 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year.
- Violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences): 61% of the harm here
- Burglary: 11% of the harm here
- Drugs: 8% of the harm here
"Violence and sexual offences" is 61% 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: 9.9 incidents per 1,000 residents a year, not scored. Not a crime, so it is not part of the Safety score.
Crimes recorded in Windsor and Maidenhead (the whole council area)
April 2025 to March 2026, for the whole Windsor and Maidenhead council area, not only Maidenhead. 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 |
| Vandalism (homes, other buildings and vehicles) | 531 | 3.3 | Down 2% |
| Burglary of homes | 228 | 1.4 | Up 3% |
| Homicide (murder and manslaughter) | 1 | - | - |
Under 10 a year: no rate or change, the numbers are too small to compare.
How often crimes lead to a charge in SL6
In SL6, the postcode district at the centre of Maidenhead, 8% 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) | 2,064 | 7% | 8% | 62% | 12% | 11% |
| Public order | 476 | 7% | 6% | 49% | 30% | 7% |
| Vehicle crime (cars stolen and broken into) | 475 | 3% | 0% | 11% | 84% | 2% |
| Criminal damage and arson (vandalism) | 405 | 4% | 6% | 28% | 58% | 3% |
| Other theft | 391 | 1% | 2% | 22% | 68% | 8% |
| Shoplifting | 336 | 21% | 5% | 17% | 53% | 4% |
| Drugs | 311 | 16% | 57% | 14% | 8% | 4% |
| Burglary | 225 | 5% | 2% | 15% | 73% | 6% |
| Other crime | 120 | 21% | 12% | 43% | 12% | 13% |
| Bicycle theft | 107 | 2% | 0% | 8% | 81% | 8% |
| Theft from the person (pickpocketing, bag snatching) | 54 | 0% | 0% | 26% | 54% | 20% |
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.
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 | 0.5 |
| Burglary | 3.2 |
| Violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences) | 26.9 |
| Drugs | 4.6 |
| Possession of weapons (knives and other weapons) | 0.7 |
| Other crime | 1.4 |
| Other theft | 7.0 |
| Theft from the person (pickpocketing, bag snatching) | 1.4 |
| Vehicle crime (cars stolen and broken into) | 6.2 |
| Criminal damage and arson (vandalism) | 6.7 |
| Public order | 7.2 |
| Bicycle theft | 3.1 |
| Shoplifting | 5.6 |
Postcode districts in Maidenhead
Nearby towns
Council: Windsor and Maidenhead
Questions about crime in Maidenhead
- Is Maidenhead a safe place to live?
- Maidenhead scores 5 out of 10 for safety (average crime), compared with every neighbourhood in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. Crime severity is 1.2 times the Windsor and Maidenhead average.
- Is crime going up or down in Maidenhead?
- Down 21% over 5 years, from 2,629 recorded crimes a year to 2,072.
- What is the most common crime in Maidenhead?
- The most common recorded crime is violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences), about 27 per 1,000 residents a year.
- How does crime in Maidenhead compare with Windsor and Maidenhead?
- Crime severity in Maidenhead is 1.2 times the Windsor and Maidenhead average.
- How often does crime lead to a charge in Maidenhead?
- In SL6, the postcode district at the centre of Maidenhead, 8% of crimes reported between September 2024 and August 2025 led to someone being charged or summonsed (England and Wales: 9%). 36% were closed without a suspect being identified.
- How many burglaries are solved in Maidenhead?
- Of 225 burglaries reported in SL6, the postcode district at the centre of Maidenhead between September 2024 and August 2025, 5% led to someone being charged or summonsed and 73% were closed with no suspect identified.
- How many cars are stolen in Maidenhead?
- In Windsor and Maidenhead, the council area Maidenhead is in, 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 Maidenhead?
- 531 acts of vandalism to homes, other buildings and vehicles were recorded in 2025/26, in Windsor and Maidenhead, the council area Maidenhead is in, 3.3 per 1,000 residents, 0.7 times the England and Wales average.
- How many murders were there in Maidenhead last year?
- 1 homicide (murder or manslaughter) was recorded in 2025/26, in Windsor and Maidenhead, the council area Maidenhead is in, against 2 the year before. Police data does not say where in the area they happened.