Total Crime Rate

80.3 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

46.8 per 1,000 7/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 80.3 7/10
  • Violent crimes 46.8 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 33.4 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.1 8/10
  • Public order 13.4 8/10
  • Other theft 10.0 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Orwell Drive area has the 13th highest crime rate of 103 local areas in Barkham & Arborfield , and the 75th 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 Orwell Drive (RG2 9US) in the last 12 months was 80.3 per 1,000 residents and was 39.5% higher 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -23.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 46.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Orwell Drive (RG2 9US), the main crime hotspot is near Acre Drive. Police recorded 33 crimes here, including 21 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 (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chaucer Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Glover Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Glover Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chaucer Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Orwell Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sheerlands Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Glover Crescent —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Acre Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Acre Drive Under investigation
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Data Sources

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