Total Crime Rate

40.9 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

32.2 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 40.9 4/10
  • Violent crimes 32.2 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.2 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.9 1/10
  • Drugs 2.9 2/10
  • Other theft 2.9 2/10
  • Robbery 2.9 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Shelley Close area has the 5th highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Loddon , and the 187th highest crime rate of 523 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 Shelley Close (RG5 3RN) in the last 12 months was 40.9 per 1,000 residents and was 63.7% higher than the Loddon average (25.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 32.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 83.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Shelley Close (RG5 3RN), the main crime hotspot is near Hearn Road. Police recorded 18 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Shelley Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Keats Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Bosworth Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Knowle Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Little Horse Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Keats Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Keats Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hearn Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hearn Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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