Total Crime Rate

357.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

24.3 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 357.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 236.1 10/10
  • Other theft 41.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 24.3 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.4 4/10
  • Burglary 6.9 7/10
  • Drugs 6.9 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.5 5/10
  • Public order 3.5 3/10
  • Robbery 3.5 4/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Church Lane area has the highest crime rate of 103 local areas in Barkham & Arborfield , and the 4th 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 Church Lane (RG40 4LU) in the last 12 months was 357.6 per 1,000 residents and was 521.6% higher than the Barkham & Arborfield average (57.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 68 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 24.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

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