Total Crime Rate
6.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Rossby area has the lowest crime rate of 38 local areas in Hillside , and the 30th lowest crime rate of 522 local areas in Wokingham .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Rossby (RG2 9FS) in the last 12 months was 6.9 per 1,000 residents and was 85.2% lower 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 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -83.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -85.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -4.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Rossby (RG2 9FS), the main crime hotspot is near Greenwich Road. Police recorded 12 crimes here, including 6 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Hillside| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ducketts Mead | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Ducketts Mead | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Pascal Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Zenith Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Greenwich Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Greenwich Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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