Total Crime Rate

145.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

27.7 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 145.3 9/10
  • Shoplifting 34.6 7/10
  • Violent crimes 27.7 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.8 9/10
  • Public order 17.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.8 6/10
  • Other theft 13.8 9/10
  • Other crime 10.4 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.4 8/10
  • Burglary 6.9 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 6.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.5 5/10
  • Robbery 3.5 4/10
  • Theft from the person 3.5 5/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Rectory Road area has the 7th highest crime rate of 79 local areas in Emmbrook , and the 28th 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 Rectory Road (RG40 1DP) in the last 12 months was 145.3 per 1,000 residents and was 136.4% higher than the Emmbrook average (61.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 27.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rectory Road (RG40 1DP), 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 Rectory Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (28/28)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Robbery Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cross Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Market Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Harding Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Rectory Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Rectory Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Supermarket 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 Peach Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Broad Street Walk Under investigation
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 Peach Street 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 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nicholson Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nicholson Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Market Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Market Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Central Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Osborne Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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