Total Crime Rate

197.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 197.9 9/10
  • Shoplifting 128.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.8 8/10
  • Other theft 17.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.9 8/10
  • Public order 6.9 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 6.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.5 5/10
  • Burglary 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
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Finchampstead Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 103 local areas in Barkham & Arborfield , and the 20th 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 Finchampstead Road (RG40 3RH) in the last 12 months was 197.9 per 1,000 residents and was 241.7% higher than the Barkham & Arborfield average (57.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 37 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 311.1% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 13.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -19.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Finchampstead Road (RG40 3RH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 42 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Gorse Ride South (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Finchampstead Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Arnett Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Firs Close —
Sep 2025Burglary Billing Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Vicarage Close —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Arnett Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Avery Close —
Sep 2025Other theft Firs Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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