Crime Rates at Archer Grove, Arborfield Green, Reading, RG2 9TB

Archer Grove area has the 50th highest crime rate of 103 local areas in Barkham & Arborfield , and the 251st lowest crime rate of 523 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 Archer Grove (RG2 9TB) in the last 12 months was 28.5 per 1,000 residents and was 50.6% lower than the Barkham & Arborfield average (57.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 15.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -30.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 95.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Archer Grove (RG2 9TB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Peartree Close, where police recorded 9 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sherman Avenue (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.