Total Crime Rate

108.3 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 108.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 42.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.2 8/10
  • Public order 17.4 9/10
  • Burglary 5.8 6/10
  • Other theft 5.8 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.8 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.9 3/10
  • Other crime 1.9 1/10
  • Robbery 1.9 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Oak Drive area has the 10th highest crime rate of 103 local areas in Barkham & Arborfield , and the 50th highest crime rate of 522 local areas in Wokingham .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Oak Drive (RG2 9GU) in the last 12 months was 108.3 per 1,000 residents and was 87.0% higher than the Barkham & Arborfield average (57.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 61.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 672.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Oak Drive (RG2 9GU), the main crime hotspot is near Princess Marina Drive. Police recorded 12 crimes here, including 7 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Oak Drive area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Peartree Close
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sherman Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Princess Marina Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Oak Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sherman Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sherman Avenue Under investigation

Data Sources

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