Total Crime Rate
167.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Dearlove Place 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 Dearlove Place (RG2 9FZ) 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 Dearlove Place (RG2 9FZ), the main crime hotspot is near Eastern Relief Road. Police recorded 27 crimes here, including 19 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 | Violence and sexual offences | Eastern Relief Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hawthorn | — |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Oatlands Road | Under investigation |
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