Total Crime Rate
33.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
22.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Falcon Avenue area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 38 local areas in Hillside , and the 225th highest crime rate of 523 local areas in Wokingham .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Falcon Avenue (RG2 8EL) in the last 12 months was 33.8 per 1,000 residents and was 20.5% lower than the Hillside average (42.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 22.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Falcon Avenue (RG2 8EL), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 64 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Shinfield| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wavell Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Egerton Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Westlands Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shinfield Rise | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shinfield Rise | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Shinfield Rise | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Falcon Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Falcon Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Shinfield Rise | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Wavell Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hilmanton | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dove Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Shinfield Rise | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Devitt Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
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