Total Crime Rate

60.9 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

38.5 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 60.9 6/10
  • Violent crimes 38.5 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 32.1 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.4 5/10
  • Other theft 6.4 6/10
  • Burglary 3.2 3/10
  • Drugs 3.2 3/10
  • Public order 3.2 2/10
  • Robbery 3.2 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.2 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Hughes Road area has the 29th highest crime rate of 79 local areas in Emmbrook , and the 111th 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 Hughes Road (RG40 1UL) in the last 12 months was 60.9 per 1,000 residents and was 0.9% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 38.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -29.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hughes Road (RG40 1UL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Child Close, where police recorded 10 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.

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Crime Over Time in Hughes Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Laud Way —
Apr 2026Drugs Child Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Patten Ash Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Patten Ash Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Patten Ash Drive Under investigation
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Data Sources

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