Total Crime Rate

27.9 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 27.9 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 12.0 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.0 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.0 3/10
  • Drugs 2.0 1/10
  • Other crime 2.0 1/10
  • Public order 2.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Dexter 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.

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Crime Over Time in Dexter Way area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Duffet Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dexter Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Reading Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Westfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Westfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Baslow Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Baslow Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Baslow Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Williamson Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Turnstone Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Turnstone Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Westbrook Court Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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