Total Crime Rate

14.9 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 14.9 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.0 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.0 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 3.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Priest Avenue area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 30 local areas in Norreys , and the 122nd lowest crime rate of 522 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 Priest Avenue (RG40 2LX) in the last 12 months was 14.9 per 1,000 residents and was 65.5% lower than the Norreys average (43.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -75.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Priest Avenue (RG40 2LX), the main crime hotspot is near Beechey Place. Police recorded 193 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Priest Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Frog Hall Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour William Heelas Way —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bremner Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beechey Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beechey Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beechey Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Beechey Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tudor Close —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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