Total Crime Rate
63.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Dunaways Close area has the 8th highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Maiden Erlegh & Whitegates , and the 111th highest crime rate of 522 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 Dunaways Close (RG6 5JH) in the last 12 months was 63.8 per 1,000 residents and was 26.5% higher than the Maiden Erlegh & Whitegates average (50.5 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 Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -10.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 35.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 22.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Dunaways Close (RG6 5JH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Robindale Avenue, where police recorded 10 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Repton Road (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Maiden Erlegh & Whitegates| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Goddard Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Repton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Goddard Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sutcliffe Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Robindale Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Hillside Road | Under investigation |
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