Total Crime Rate

28.3 per 1,000 3/10 · 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 28.3 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.2 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 5.7 1/10
  • Burglary 2.8 2/10
  • Other crime 2.8 2/10
  • Other theft 2.8 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Instow Road area has the 31st highest crime rate of 79 local areas in Hawkedon , and the 248th lowest crime rate of 522 local areas in Wokingham .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Instow Road (RG6 5QJ) in the last 12 months was 28.3 per 1,000 residents and was 44.4% lower than the Hawkedon average (51.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 5.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 123.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Instow Road (RG6 5QJ), the main crime hotspot is near Sevenoaks Road. Police recorded 76 crimes here, including 33 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Instow Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Crawford Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Crawford Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Park/Open Space Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Sevenoaks Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Sevenoaks Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Sevenoaks Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sevenoaks Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sevenoaks Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sevenoaks Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Moor Copse Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sibson Under investigation
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Data Sources

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