Total Crime Rate
27.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Dexter Way area has the 33rd highest crime rate of 79 local areas in Hawkedon , and the 244th lowest 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 Dexter Way (RG41 5GR) in the last 12 months was 27.9 per 1,000 residents and was 45.3% lower than the Hawkedon average (51.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 13.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -36.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Dexter Way (RG41 5GR), the main crime hotspot is near Budd Grove. Police recorded 10 crimes here, including 7 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Hawkedon| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Duffet Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dexter Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Reading Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Westfield Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Westfield Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Baslow Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Baslow Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Baslow Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Williamson Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Turnstone Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Turnstone Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Westbrook Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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