Crime Rates at Barber Close, Hurst, Reading, RG10 0RZ

Barber Close area has the 20th lowest crime rate of 70 local areas in Bulmershe & Coronation , and the 185th lowest crime rate of 522 local areas in Wokingham .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Barber Close (RG10 0RZ) in the last 12 months was 20.6 per 1,000 residents and was 68.1% lower than the Bulmershe & Coronation average (64.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 14.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 400.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 8.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Barber Close (RG10 0RZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Martineau Lane, where police recorded 2 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Church Hill (1 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.