Total Crime Rate

98.9 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

58.8 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 98.9 8/10
  • Violent crimes 58.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 48.1 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.4 8/10
  • Other theft 10.7 8/10
  • Public order 10.7 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.4 5/10
  • Burglary 2.7 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

London Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 30 local areas in Norreys , and the 53rd 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 London Road (RG40 1RE) in the last 12 months was 98.9 per 1,000 residents and was 132.9% higher than the Norreys average (42.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 58.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 15.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 90.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around London Road (RG40 1RE), 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 London Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
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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