Total Crime Rate

98.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 98.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 33.6 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.2 7/10
  • Other theft 11.2 8/10
  • Public order 11.2 8/10
  • Drugs 8.4 8/10
  • Burglary 2.8 2/10
  • Other crime 2.8 2/10
  • Shoplifting 2.8 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Babbington Road area has the 7th highest crime rate of 38 local areas in Hillside , and the 57th highest crime rate of 522 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 Babbington Road (RG2 8QH) in the last 12 months was 98.0 per 1,000 residents and was 111.7% higher than the Hillside average (46.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 44.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -23.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Babbington Road (RG2 8QH), the main crime hotspot is near Drewett Close. Police recorded 14 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Babbington Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Drewett Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Drewett Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Mortimer Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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