Total Crime Rate

89.6 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

44.8 per 1,000 7/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 89.6 7/10
  • Violent crimes 44.8 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 36.4 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 25.2 10/10
  • Other theft 8.4 7/10
  • Public order 8.4 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.6 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.8 1/10
  • Drugs 2.8 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Old Whitley Wood Lane area has the 7th highest crime rate of 38 local areas in Hillside , and the 61st highest crime rate of 523 local areas in Wokingham .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Old Whitley Wood Lane (RG2 8QE) in the last 12 months was 89.6 per 1,000 residents and was 110.9% higher than the Hillside average (42.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 44.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Old Whitley Wood Lane (RG2 8QE), the main crime hotspot is near Old Whitley Wood Lane. Police recorded 15 crimes here, including 7 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Old Whitley Wood Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mylum Close Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mylum Close Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Railton Close —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Old Whitley Wood Lane Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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