Total Crime Rate
32.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
32.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Patten Ash Drive area has the 31st lowest crime rate of 79 local areas in Emmbrook , and the 241st highest crime rate of 523 local areas in Wokingham .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Patten Ash Drive (RG40 1SJ) in the last 12 months was 32.1 per 1,000 residents and was 47.7% lower than the Emmbrook average (61.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -22.2% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 32.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Patten Ash Drive (RG40 1SJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Mays Road, where police recorded 12 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Long'S Way (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Wokingham| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Patten Ash Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Patten Ash Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| 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 | Patten Ash Drive | Under investigation |
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