Total Crime Rate

119.9 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Nov 2024 - Oct 2025

Violent Crime Rate

73.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

Nov 2024 - Oct 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 119.9 8/10
  • Violent crimes 73.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 59.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.6 7/10
  • Public order 12.9 8/10
  • Burglary 9.2 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.2 7/10
  • Other theft 5.5 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.5 5/10
  • Robbery 1.9 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Nov 2024 - Oct 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Sheerlands Road area has the 7th highest crime rate of 103 local areas in Barkham & Arborfield , and the 44th 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 Sheerlands Road (RG40 4QY) in the last 12 months was 119.9 per 1,000 residents and was 106.4% higher than the Barkham & Arborfield average (58.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 32 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -62.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 40 (≈ 73.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 8.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sheerlands Road (RG40 4QY), the main crime hotspot is near Cook Way. Police recorded 23 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Sheerlands Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (2/2)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Oct 2025Public order Cook Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Oct 2025Burglary Cook Way Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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