Total Crime Rate

48.3 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 48.3 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.3 6/10
  • Other theft 6.9 6/10
  • Burglary 4.6 5/10
  • Shoplifting 4.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.3 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.3 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.3 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Anderson Avenue area has the 10th highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Maiden Erlegh & Whitegates , and the 150th 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 Anderson Avenue (RG6 1HB) in the last 12 months was 48.3 per 1,000 residents and was 4.3% lower than the Maiden Erlegh & Whitegates average (50.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 27.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 34.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Anderson Avenue (RG6 1HB), the main crime hotspot is near Culver Lane. Police recorded 16 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Anderson Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Heath Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Amherst Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Culver Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Amherst Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Amherst Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Amherst Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brackendale Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pitcroft Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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