Crime Rates at Wimblington Drive, Lower Earley, Reading, RG6 4JG

Wimblington Drive area has the 33rd lowest crime rate of 81 local areas in Hawkedon , and the 163rd lowest 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 Wimblington Drive (RG6 4JG) in the last 12 months was 18.2 per 1,000 residents and was 63.7% lower than the Hawkedon average (50.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 52.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wimblington Drive (RG6 4JG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Kensington Close, where police recorded 3 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Strand Way (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.