Crime Rate in Wescott, ward

Wescott has the 2nd highest crime rate of 18 wards in Wokingham district and the 3765th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South East), it has the 546th highest crime rate of 1,269 wards.

The overall crime rate in Wescott in the last 12 months was 64.6 per 1,000 residents and was 33.3% higher than the Wokingham district average (48.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Wescott’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 239 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 Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 211 (≈ 19.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 16.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Wescott ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Beechey Place, with 193 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Market Square (35 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.