Total Crime Rate

47.6 per 1,000 5/10 · 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 47.6 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.8 6/10
  • Public order 6.0 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.0 1/10
  • Other crime 2.0 1/10
  • Other theft 2.0 1/10
  • Robbery 2.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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 19th highest crime rate of 79 local areas in Hawkedon , and the 153rd highest crime rate of 522 local areas in Wokingham .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Reading Road (RG41 5PP) in the last 12 months was 47.6 per 1,000 residents and was 6.5% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 37.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 72.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Reading Road (RG41 5PP), 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 (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Winnersh Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Westfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Reading Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Russell Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Targett Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Westbrook Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Rainbow Park Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rainbow Park Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Rainbow Park Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Westfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rainbow Park Unable to prosecute suspect
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
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Data Sources

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