Total Crime Rate

53.3 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

27.9 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 53.3 5/10
  • Violent crimes 27.9 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.9 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.6 6/10
  • Burglary 5.1 6/10
  • Other crime 5.1 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.1 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Harding Place area has the 35th highest crime rate of 79 local areas in Emmbrook , and the 130th highest crime rate of 523 local areas in Wokingham .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Harding Place (RG40 1BT) in the last 12 months was 53.3 per 1,000 residents and was 13.3% lower than the Emmbrook average (61.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 27.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -26.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Harding Place (RG40 1BT), the main crime hotspot is near Market Square. Police recorded 59 crimes here, including 42 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Harding Place area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (26/26)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Rectory Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woolf Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Peach Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Peach Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Peach Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Broad Street Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Harding Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Peach Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Central Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Market Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Market Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Palmer School Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Osborne Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Market Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Rectory Close Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

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