Total Crime Rate

82.6 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

51.9 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 82.6 7/10
  • Violent crimes 51.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 37.7 7/10
  • Public order 11.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.4 5/10
  • Burglary 4.7 5/10
  • Other crime 4.7 7/10
  • Other theft 4.7 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.4 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.4 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.4 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.4 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Alder Close area has the 12th highest crime rate of 81 local areas in Hawkedon , and the 70th 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 Alder Close (RG6 3UP) in the last 12 months was 82.6 per 1,000 residents and was 64.4% higher 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 51.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 29.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Alder Close (RG6 3UP), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Alder Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hornbeam Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Gelder Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hornbeam Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hornbeam Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Barn Croft Drive Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Easby Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Easby Way —
Apr 2026Other theft Hambledon Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hornbeam Drive —
Apr 2026Other crime Hambledon Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime The Delph Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime The Delph Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Broad Mead Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brompton Close —
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Data Sources

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