Total Crime Rate
37.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Watmore Lane area has the 24th highest crime rate of 79 local areas in Hawkedon , and the 204th 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 Watmore Lane (RG41 5JS) in the last 12 months was 37.7 per 1,000 residents and was 26.1% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 21.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 125.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -6.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Watmore Lane (RG41 5JS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Clarendon Close, where police recorded 8 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Blackberry Gardens (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Hawkedon| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Grovelands Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wedderburn Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Clarendon Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Clarendon Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Clarendon Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Greenwood Grove | Under investigation |
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