Total Crime Rate
80.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Pond Head Lane 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 Pond Head Lane (RG6 7ET) 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 Pond Head Lane (RG6 7ET), the main crime hotspot is near Heather Hill Close. Police recorded 9 crimes here, including 7 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 | Violence and sexual offences | Keats Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sutcliffe Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bibury Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Heather Hill Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Linden Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Goddard Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Goddard Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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