Total Crime Rate

37.4 per 1,000 4/10 · 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 37.4 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.8 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.6 5/10
  • Public order 4.4 4/10
  • Other theft 2.2 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.2 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.2 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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 25th highest crime rate of 79 local areas in Hawkedon , and the 207th highest 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 Reading Road (RG41 5HX) in the last 12 months was 37.4 per 1,000 residents and was 26.7% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 24.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Reading Road (RG41 5HX), the main crime hotspot is near Rainbow Park. Police recorded 20 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Reading Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dexter Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Westfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rainbow Park Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rainbow Park Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Rainbow Park Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Rainbow Park Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Westbrook Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Targett Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Winnersh Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Russell Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Westfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Reading Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Baslow Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Williamson Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Baslow Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Baslow Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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