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.
level: zoom:
Map is loading…

Crime overview

Sturges 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 Sturges Road (RG40 2HG) 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 Sturges Road (RG40 2HG), the main crime hotspot is near Peach Street. Police recorded 37 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

View Crime In Emmbrook

Crime Over Time in Sturges Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Peach Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nicholson Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cross Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Peach Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Peach Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Peach Street —
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 7 of 7

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.

↑