Total Crime Rate

265.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 265.2 10/10
  • Shoplifting 161.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 32.3 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.5 8/10
  • Public order 21.5 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 7.2 8/10
  • Other theft 7.2 6/10
  • Robbery 7.2 8/10
  • Drugs 3.6 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.6 5/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Wickford Way area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 38 local areas in Hillside , and the 13th 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 Wickford Way (RG6 4HP) in the last 12 months was 265.2 per 1,000 residents and was 472.9% higher than the Hillside average (46.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 45 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 64.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 63.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 26.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wickford Way (RG6 4HP), the main crime hotspot is near Fakenham Close. Police recorded 66 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Wickford Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Fakenham Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Tickhill Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fakenham Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fakenham Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Fakenham Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Fakenham Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Fennel Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Finbeck Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Fakenham Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thyme Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Fakenham Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Coriander Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Coriander Way —
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Data Sources

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