Crime Rate in Finchampstead, ward

Finchampstead has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 18 wards in Wokingham district and the 394th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South East), it has the 26th lowest crime rate of 1,269 wards.

The overall crime rate in Finchampstead in the last 12 months was 23.7 per 1,000 residents and was 51.2% lower than the Wokingham district average (48.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Finchampstead’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 90 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 141.2% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -85.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 101 (≈ 9.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -31.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Finchampstead ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Park Lane. Police recorded 50 crimes here, including 28 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.