Total Crime Rate
80.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Wokingham Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Maiden Erlegh & Whitegates , and the 79th highest crime rate of 522 local areas in Wokingham .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Wokingham Road (RG6 7EL) in the last 12 months was 80.7 per 1,000 residents and was 59.9% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 42.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Wokingham Road (RG6 7EL), the main crime hotspot is near Hearn Road. Police recorded 22 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Maiden Erlegh & Whitegates| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Loddon Bridge Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Keats Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Loddon Bridge Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Loddon Bridge Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hearn Road | Under investigation |
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