Total Crime Rate

167.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 167.4 9/10
  • Other theft 73.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 46.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.7 7/10
  • Public order 10.5 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.4 6/10
  • Burglary 4.2 5/10
  • Other crime 2.1 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.1 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.1 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.1 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Wychelm Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 38 local areas in Hillside , and the 25th highest crime rate of 522 local areas in Wokingham .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wychelm Road (RG2 9DJ) in the last 12 months was 167.4 per 1,000 residents and was 261.5% higher than the Hillside average (46.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 35 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -16.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 58.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 166.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wychelm Road (RG2 9DJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 106 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Chestnut Crescent (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Wychelm Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Vickers Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chestnut Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chestnut Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chestnut Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Chestnut Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Oatlands Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour School Green —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Teal Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Teal Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Teal Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Teal Grove Under investigation
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Data Sources

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