Total Crime Rate
19.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Rowland Way area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 38 local areas in Hillside , and the 171st lowest crime rate of 522 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 Rowland Way (RG6 5TE) in the last 12 months was 19.1 per 1,000 residents and was 58.8% lower than the Hillside average (46.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 13.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -44.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 29.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Rowland Way (RG6 5TE), the main crime hotspot is near Langdale Gardens. Police recorded 22 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Hillside| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Copperdale Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Langdale Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Adams Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Adams Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Adams Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Copperdale Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Harcourt Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Langdale Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Langdale Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Felstead Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Langdale Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Langdale Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Langdale Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Langdale Gardens | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Langdale Gardens | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Langdale Gardens | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Wychwood Close | Under investigation |
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