Total Crime Rate

81.1 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

37.0 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 81.1 7/10
  • Violent crimes 37.0 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.8 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.1 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.1 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.3 7/10
  • Other theft 5.3 5/10
  • Public order 5.3 5/10
  • Burglary 3.5 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.5 3/10
  • Other crime 3.5 5/10
  • Drugs 1.8 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Skates Drive area has the 18th highest crime rate of 79 local areas in Emmbrook , and the 73rd highest crime rate of 523 local areas in Wokingham .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Skates Drive (RG41 1AF) in the last 12 months was 81.1 per 1,000 residents and was 32.0% higher 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 37.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -24.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Skates Drive (RG41 1AF), the main crime hotspot is near Queens Road. Police recorded 38 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Skates Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sewell Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Sewell Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Eamer Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Skinner Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Cedar Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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