Total Crime Rate
37.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
18.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Charwood Road area has the 11th highest crime rate of 30 local areas in Norreys , and the 206th highest crime rate of 523 local areas in Wokingham .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Charwood Road (RG40 1RY) in the last 12 months was 37.4 per 1,000 residents and was 11.9% lower 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 18.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Charwood Road (RG40 1RY), the main crime hotspot is near Mays Road. Police recorded 12 crimes here, including 6 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Wokingham| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Staverton Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Staverton Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Mays Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mays Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Laud Way | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Woodrow Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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