Total Crime Rate

284.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

87.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 284.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 87.2 9/10
  • Other theft 69.8 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 43.6 10/10
  • Public order 40.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 37.8 7/10
  • Shoplifting 29.1 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.4 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.6 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.6 8/10
  • Burglary 8.7 8/10
  • Robbery 8.7 8/10
  • Theft from the person 2.9 3/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Elm Lane area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 81 local areas in Hawkedon , and the 8th highest crime rate of 523 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 Elm Lane (RG6 5UG) in the last 12 months was 284.9 per 1,000 residents and was 467.5% higher than the Hawkedon average (50.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 15.4% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -41.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 87.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Elm Lane (RG6 5UG), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 43 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Elm Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Berstead Close —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Berstead Close —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Faygate Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thyme Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Thyme Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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