Total Crime Rate
63.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Banbury Close area has the 27th highest crime rate of 80 local areas in Emmbrook , and the 112th highest crime rate of 522 local areas in Wokingham .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Banbury Close (RG41 2YS) in the last 12 months was 63.7 per 1,000 residents and was 7.2% lower than the Emmbrook average (68.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Public order with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -54.5% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 33.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -45.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 56.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Banbury Close (RG41 2YS), the main crime hotspot is near Station Road. Police recorded 31 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Emmbrook| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ormonde Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Station Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Banbury Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Station Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Station Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Station Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Havelock Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Station Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Mount Pleasant | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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