Total Crime Rate

113.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

27.2 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 113.0 8/10
  • Other theft 56.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 27.2 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.0 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.5 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.4 6/10
  • Burglary 6.3 7/10
  • Public order 4.2 4/10
  • Other crime 2.1 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.1 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Fairmead Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 38 local areas in Hillside , and the 43rd highest crime rate of 523 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 Fairmead Road (RG2 9DL) in the last 12 months was 113.0 per 1,000 residents and was 165.7% higher than the Hillside average (42.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violent crimes ( -45.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 27.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -45.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 36.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Fairmead Road (RG2 9DL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 54 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near School Green (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Fairmead Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Seymour Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Millworth Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Skylark Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hirtes Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
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Data Sources

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