Total Crime Rate

263.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

41.4 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 263.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 172.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 41.4 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.8 8/10
  • Public order 21.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.3 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.7 6/10
  • Burglary 6.5 7/10
  • Other theft 6.5 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.5 6/10
  • Robbery 4.4 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
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

Wilderness Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 81 local areas in Hawkedon , and the 9th 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 Wilderness Road (RG6 7RR) in the last 12 months was 263.6 per 1,000 residents and was 425.1% higher than the Hawkedon average (50.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 79 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -36.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 41.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 186.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wilderness Road (RG6 7RR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 14 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Holmes Road (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Wilderness Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Holmes Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Wilderness Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Knapp Under investigation
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Data Sources

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