Total Crime Rate

45.0 per 1,000 4/10 · 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 45.0 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.1 7/10
  • Other theft 6.9 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.5 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.5 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • 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

Dowles Green area has the 9th highest crime rate of 30 local areas in Norreys , and the 164th highest crime rate of 522 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 Dowles Green (RG40 5AB) in the last 12 months was 45.0 per 1,000 residents and was 3.9% higher than the Norreys average (43.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 125.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 31.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 80.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 325.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dowles Green (RG40 5AB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Beaver Place, where police recorded 6 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Barford Drive (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Dowles Green area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Keephatch Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Webb Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Barford Drive Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Barford Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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