Total Crime Rate
26.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Poplar Lane area has the 35th highest crime rate of 79 local areas in Hawkedon , and the 236th lowest 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 Poplar Lane (RG41 5JR) in the last 12 months was 26.7 per 1,000 residents and was 47.6% lower than the Hawkedon average (51.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 11.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 15.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Poplar Lane (RG41 5JR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Clarendon Close, where police recorded 8 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Blackberry Gardens (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Hawkedon| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Greenwood Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Clarendon Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Grovelands Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Clarendon Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Clarendon Close | — |
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