Total Crime Rate

109.9 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 109.9 8/10
  • Shoplifting 41.2 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.5 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.0 6/10
  • Burglary 8.2 8/10
  • Drugs 5.5 6/10
  • Other theft 5.5 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.8 3/10
  • Other crime 2.8 2/10
  • Public order 2.8 1/10
  • Robbery 2.8 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 8th highest crime rate of 103 local areas in Barkham & Arborfield , and the 46th highest crime rate of 522 local areas in Wokingham .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Basingstoke Road (RG7 1BA) in the last 12 months was 109.9 per 1,000 residents and was 89.7% higher than the Barkham & Arborfield average (57.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -85.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 33.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -55.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Basingstoke Road (RG7 1BA), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 24 crimes here, including 6 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 (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Hayes Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Hayes Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Hayes Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mereoak Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Basingstoke Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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