Total Crime Rate

197.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 197.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 93.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 56.3 9/10
  • Shoplifting 14.1 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.4 7/10
  • Other theft 9.4 8/10
  • Public order 9.4 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.7 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Basingstoke Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 103 local areas in Barkham & Arborfield , and the 21st highest crime rate of 522 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 Basingstoke Road (RG7 1AF) in the last 12 months was 197.2 per 1,000 residents and was 240.4% higher than the Barkham & Arborfield average (57.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 400.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 70.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 200.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -12.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Basingstoke Road (RG7 1AF), the main crime hotspot is near Chapel Lane. Police recorded 24 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Basingstoke Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Basingstoke Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Basingstoke Road —
Sep 2025Public order Hunters Way Under investigation
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Data Sources

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