Crime Rates at Wessex Gardens, Twyford, Reading, RG10 0AY

Wessex Gardens area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 49 local areas in Thames , and the 193rd lowest crime rate of 523 local areas in Wokingham .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wessex Gardens (RG10 0AY) in the last 12 months was 20.9 per 1,000 residents and was 36.6% lower than the Thames average (33.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 7.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -74.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wessex Gardens (RG10 0AY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Broadwater Road, where police recorded 6 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Swanscourt (2 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.