Total Crime Rate

70.6 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 70.6 6/10
  • Shoplifting 40.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.8 6/10
  • Other theft 7.1 6/10
  • Public order 7.1 6/10
  • Burglary 2.4 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.4 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 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

Murdoch Road area has the 24th highest crime rate of 80 local areas in Emmbrook , and the 99th highest crime rate of 522 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 Murdoch Road (RG40 2DR) in the last 12 months was 70.6 per 1,000 residents and was 2.8% 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 7.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Murdoch Road (RG40 2DR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Easthampstead Road, where police recorded 3 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Orchard Close (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Murdoch Road area

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Data Sources

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