Crime Rate in Hawkedon, ward

Hawkedon has the 6th highest crime rate of 18 wards in Wokingham district and the 2677th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South East), it has the 507th lowest crime rate of 1,269 wards.

The overall crime rate in Hawkedon in the last 12 months was 51.0 per 1,000 residents and was 5.2% higher than the Wokingham district average (48.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Hawkedon’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 216 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 68.4% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 267 (≈ 24.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -0.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 11.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Hawkedon ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Police Station. Police recorded 236 crimes here, including 121 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.