Total Crime Rate

253.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 253.1 10/10
  • Shoplifting 115.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 97.6 10/10
  • Public order 18.3 9/10
  • Other theft 6.1 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.1 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.1 4/10
  • Burglary 3.1 2/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Robbery 3.1 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Lancaster Gardens area has the highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Maiden Erlegh & Whitegates , and the 14th highest crime rate of 522 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 Lancaster Gardens (RG6 7PA) in the last 12 months was 253.1 per 1,000 residents and was 401.4% 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 Shoplifting with 38 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 850.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 39 (≈ 118.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 119.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lancaster Gardens (RG6 7PA), the main crime hotspot is near Sevenoaks Road. Police recorded 76 crimes here, including 33 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Lancaster Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Ramsbury Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Sevenoaks Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sevenoaks Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sevenoaks Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sevenoaks Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Sevenoaks Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Sevenoaks Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Crawford Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Crawford Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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