Total Crime Rate

16.1 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

4.8 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 16.1 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.7 5/10
  • Violent crimes 4.8 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 3.2 1/10
  • Burglary 1.6 1/10
  • Public order 1.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Old Forest Road area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 79 local areas in Emmbrook , and the 129th lowest 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 Old Forest Road (RG41 1HU) in the last 12 months was 16.1 per 1,000 residents and was 73.8% lower than the Emmbrook average (61.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 4.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -62.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 18.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Old Forest Road (RG41 1HU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sadler'S Court, where police recorded 48 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Wayside (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Old Forest Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Sadler'S Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Sadler'S Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Sadler'S Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Sadler'S Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Sadler'S Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Sadler'S Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Sadler'S Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Sadler'S Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Sadler'S Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Sadler'S Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wayside Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Lenham Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Sadler'S Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sadler'S Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Sadler'S Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Sadler'S Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Sadler'S Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Sadler'S Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Sadler'S Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Sadler'S Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Sadler'S Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Sadler'S Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Sadler'S Court Under investigation

Data Sources

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