Total Crime Rate

155.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 155.7 9/10
  • Shoplifting 51.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.8 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.3 7/10
  • Public order 17.3 9/10
  • Theft from the person 13.8 9/10
  • Robbery 10.4 9/10
  • Other crime 6.9 8/10
  • Other theft 6.9 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.5 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.5 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.5 3/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Rectory Close area has the 5th highest crime rate of 80 local areas in Emmbrook , and the 27th 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 Rectory Close (RG40 1QR) in the last 12 months was 155.7 per 1,000 residents and was 126.9% higher than the Emmbrook average (68.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 48.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -2.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rectory Close (RG40 1QR), the main crime hotspot is near Market Square. Police recorded 63 crimes here, including 35 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Rectory Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (22/22)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Peach Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Palmer School Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Theft from the person Market Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Market Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Market Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nicholson Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Peach Street —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Rectory Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Peach Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Police Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Peach Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Broad Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Denmark Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cross Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Palmer School Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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