Total Crime Rate

96.2 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

57.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 96.2 8/10
  • Violent crimes 57.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 51.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.2 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.4 5/10
  • Drugs 6.4 7/10
  • Other theft 6.4 6/10
  • Public order 6.4 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Palmerstone Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Maiden Erlegh & Whitegates , and the 56th highest crime rate of 523 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 96.2 per 1,000 residents and was 114.0% higher than the Maiden Erlegh & Whitegates average (44.9 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 Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 57.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -8.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Palmerstone Road (RG6 1JB), the main crime hotspot is near Chiltern Crescent. Police recorded 20 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Palmerstone Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Palmerstone Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Palmerstone Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Culver Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Drive Under investigation
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Data Sources

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