Crap Towns / Maidenhead / Crime

How much crime is there in Maidenhead?

The police recorded 62.6 crimes per 1,000 people a year in Maidenhead from September 2023 to August 2026, 18% lower than the typical town's 76.2. The most common was violence and sexual offences, at 26.1. In the 12 months to August 2026 it was 57.3, down from 66.2 in the 12 months to August 2024.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
September 2023 to August 2024	66.2	78.6
September 2024 to August 2025	64.3	77.4
September 2025 to August 2026	57.3	73.7

**By type**
Crime	Here	Typical town
Violence and sexual offences	26.1	34.1
Public order	6.1	6.6
Vehicle crime	6.0	3.8
Criminal damage and arson	5.0	7.0
Other theft	4.5	5.4
Shoplifting	4.2	7.1
Drugs	3.7	2.4
Burglary	2.6	3.1
Other crime	1.5	2.0
Bicycle theft	1.3	0.5
Theft from the person	0.6	0.4
Possession of weapons	0.5	0.8
Robbery	0.5	0.6

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Crimes per 1,000 people a year
Slough	9.5 km	95.0
Windsor	7.7 km	83.7
Bracknell	12.4 km	73.6
Maidenhead	–	62.6
Beaconsfield	11.3 km	54.8
Marlow	6.9 km	52.0
Farnham Common and Farnham Royal	8.4 km	48.7
Flackwell Heath and Wooburn Green	9.6 km	47.5
Bourne End	6.9 km	40.7
Twyford	10.1 km	34.7
Cookham	4.5 km	33.9
The typical town	–	76.2