Total Crime Rate

104.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 104.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.1 7/10
  • Other theft 15.9 9/10
  • Public order 13.6 8/10
  • Drugs 11.4 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.8 8/10
  • Theft from the person 6.8 8/10
  • Burglary 4.6 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.6 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.3 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.3 1/10
  • Robbery 2.3 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Sheepdrove area has the 4th highest crime rate of 18 local areas in Downlands , and the 76th highest crime rate of 490 local areas in West Berkshire .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Sheepdrove (RG17 7UR) in the last 12 months was 104.6 per 1,000 residents and was 191.9% higher than the Downlands average (35.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 50.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -45.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 37.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sheepdrove (RG17 7UR), the main crime hotspot is near Chestnut Lane, with 1 recorded incidents. This location is within roughly 0.3 miles of the postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Sheepdrove area

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Data Sources

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