Total Crime Rate
32.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
25.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Nuthatch Drive area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 25 local areas in Maiden Erlegh & Whitegates , and the 240th highest crime rate of 523 local areas in Wokingham .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Nuthatch Drive (RG6 5DP) in the last 12 months was 32.2 per 1,000 residents and was 28.4% lower 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 80.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 25.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Nuthatch Drive (RG6 5DP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Mays Lane, where police recorded 23 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Gladridge Close (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mays Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mays Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mays Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Wokingham Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Stanton Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Gladridge Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Gladridge Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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