Crime Rates at Firs Close, Finchampstead, Wokingham, RG40 4JQ

Firs Close area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 103 local areas in Barkham & Arborfield , and the 7th highest crime rate of 523 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 Firs Close (RG40 4JQ) in the last 12 months was 294.1 per 1,000 residents and was 411.2% 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 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 120.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 176.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Firs Close (RG40 4JQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 73 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Firs Close (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.