Total Crime Rate

238.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

64.2 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 238.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 140.7 9/10
  • Violent crimes 64.2 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 48.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.2 6/10
  • Public order 12.2 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.1 5/10
  • Other theft 6.1 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.1 6/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Robbery 3.1 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

William Heelas Way area has the highest crime rate of 30 local areas in Norreys , and the 12th 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 William Heelas Way (RG40 1LN) in the last 12 months was 238.5 per 1,000 residents and was 461.5% higher than the Norreys average (42.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 46 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -67.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 64.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 23.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -13.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around William Heelas Way (RG40 1LN), the main crime hotspot is near Beechey Place. Police recorded 78 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in William Heelas Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tickner Gate Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tickner Gate Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Beechey Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Beechey Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Beechey Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences William Heelas Way Under investigation
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Data Sources

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