Total Crime Rate

73.6 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 73.6 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 43.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.0 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.7 5/10
  • Public order 6.7 6/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Orwell Drive area has the 16th highest crime rate of 103 local areas in Barkham & Arborfield , and the 93rd highest crime rate of 522 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 Orwell Drive (RG2 9US) in the last 12 months was 73.6 per 1,000 residents and was 27.0% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -62.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 50.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 2.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Orwell Drive (RG2 9US), the main crime hotspot is near Acre Drive. Police recorded 28 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Orwell Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Acre Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sheerlands Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Sheerlands Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lorimer Grove —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Fletcher Grove —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fletcher Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Weaver Avenue —
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Data Sources

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