Crime Rates at Porchfield Close, Earley, Reading, RG6 5YZ

Porchfield Close area has the 36th lowest crime rate of 79 local areas in Hawkedon , and the 175th lowest 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 Porchfield Close (RG6 5YZ) in the last 12 months was 19.5 per 1,000 residents and was 61.7% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 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 6 (≈ 11.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 757.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Porchfield Close (RG6 5YZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 41 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.