Crime Rates at Hawkedon Way, Lower Earley, Reading, RG6 3AP

Hawkedon Way area has the 28th highest crime rate of 81 local areas in Hawkedon , and the 220th highest crime rate of 523 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 Hawkedon Way (RG6 3AP) in the last 12 months was 35.3 per 1,000 residents and was 29.8% lower than the Hawkedon average (50.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violent crimes ( 166.7% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 25.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 166.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 240.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hawkedon Way (RG6 3AP), the main crime hotspot is near Hornbeam Drive. Police recorded 22 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.