Total Crime Rate

39.7 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 39.7 4/10
  • Public order 14.4 8/10
  • Other theft 7.2 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.6 2/10
  • Drugs 3.6 4/10
  • Other crime 3.6 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.6 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 3.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Rockfel Road area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 18 local areas in Downlands , and the 236th lowest crime rate of 490 local areas in West Berkshire .

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 Rockfel Road (RG17 8NG) in the last 12 months was 39.7 per 1,000 residents and was 10.9% higher than the Downlands average (35.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Public order with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 21.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 37.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rockfel Road (RG17 8NG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parsonage Lane, where police recorded 10 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Police Station (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Rockfel Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Folly Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Child Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Parsonage Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Parsonage Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Parsonage Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Police Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft The Park Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Old Coach Works Under investigation
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Data Sources

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