Total Crime Rate

134.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 134.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 57.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 25.6 10/10
  • Public order 12.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.4 8/10
  • Other theft 6.4 6/10
  • Shoplifting 6.4 4/10
  • Theft from the person 6.4 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.4 6/10
  • 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
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

Palmerstone Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Maiden Erlegh & Whitegates , and the 36th highest crime rate of 522 local areas in Wokingham .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Palmerstone Road (RG6 1JB) in the last 12 months was 134.6 per 1,000 residents and was 166.7% higher 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 70.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 10.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Palmerstone Road (RG6 1JB), the main crime hotspot is near The Drive. Police recorded 17 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 Palmerstone Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Bicycle theft The Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chiltern Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chiltern Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Culver Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bridges Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs The Drive Under investigation
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Data Sources

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