Total Crime Rate

80.3 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 80.3 7/10
  • Shoplifting 24.4 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 16.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 16.3 4/10
  • Other theft 8.7 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.0 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.2 1/10
  • Burglary 1.6 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 1.1 1/10
  • Public order 1.1 1/10
  • Drugs 0.5 1/10
  • Other crime 0.5 1/10
  • Robbery 0.5 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.5 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Wilderness Road area has the 13th highest crime rate of 79 local areas in Hawkedon , and the 81st highest crime rate of 522 local areas in Wokingham .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wilderness Road (RG6 7RU) in the last 12 months was 80.3 per 1,000 residents and was 57.6% higher than the Hawkedon average (51.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 45 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 17.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 3.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 887.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wilderness Road (RG6 7RU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 118 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Petrol Station (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Wilderness Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order B3350 Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Earley Hill Road —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Ramsbury Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Heath Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Holmes Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Holmes Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order B3350 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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