Crime Rate in Maiden Erlegh & Whitegates, ward

Maiden Erlegh & Whitegates has the 7th highest crime rate of 18 wards in Wokingham district and the 2632nd lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South East), it has the 496th lowest crime rate of 1,269 wards.

The overall crime rate in Maiden Erlegh & Whitegates in the last 12 months was 50.5 per 1,000 residents and was 4.2% higher than the Wokingham district average (48.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Maiden Erlegh & Whitegates’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 246 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 3 cases , down -70.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 108.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -70.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 306 (≈ 22.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -2.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -15.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Maiden Erlegh & Whitegates ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Supermarket, with 185 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Sevenoaks Road (33 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.