Total Crime Rate
284.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
87.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Laniver Close area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 81 local areas in Hawkedon , and the 8th highest crime rate of 523 local areas in Wokingham .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Laniver Close (RG6 5UD) in the last 12 months was 284.9 per 1,000 residents and was 467.5% higher than the Hawkedon average (50.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 15.4% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -41.2% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 87.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Laniver Close (RG6 5UD), the main crime hotspot is near Police Station. Police recorded 203 crimes here, including 108 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bosham Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Police Station | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Police Station | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Police Station | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Berstead Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Privet Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Stockbury Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Rustington Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Faygate Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Berstead Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Police Station | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Police Station | Under investigation |
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