Total Crime Rate

71.4 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 71.4 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.4 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.6 6/10
  • Shoplifting 13.6 6/10
  • Public order 10.2 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.8 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.4 2/10
  • Drugs 3.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
  • Theft from the person 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

Reading Road area has the 14th highest crime rate of 79 local areas in Hawkedon , and the 96th highest crime rate of 522 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 Reading Road (RG41 5HA) in the last 12 months was 71.4 per 1,000 residents and was 40.2% higher 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 Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -80.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 30.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 5.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Reading Road (RG41 5HA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Wharfedale Road, where police recorded 13 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Fresian Way (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Reading Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Turnstone Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Turnstone Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Wharfedale Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Wharfedale Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Greenacres Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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