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April 2026 Source: Police.uk

Crime in RG2: Crime Rate & Statistics 2026

RG2 recorded 337 crimes in April 2026 — a crime rate of 3.98 per 1,000 residents. Violence & Sexual Offences accounts for the largest share of crime at 41.5% of all offences recorded. Crime is down 13.8% compared to the same period last year.

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Key Statistics

  • monitoring47.76 crimes per 1,000 residents annually
  • assignment337 crimes recorded in April 2026
  • trending_downCrime down 13.8% year-on-year
Data Sources:Police.ukONS Census 2021HM Land Registry Period: April 2026 • Updated monthly

Total Crimes

337
trending_up +2.4% vs last month

Annual Crime Rate

47.76per 1k
Moderate

Active Postcodes

1,371

Within RG2 district

Wokingham

84,659

Estimated population

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Incident Distribution

Top Locations
Location ReferenceCrime BreakdownPrimary Count
Supermarket Map
total: 20 Shoplifting: 16 Robbery: 2
20
Parking Area Map
total: 13 Shoplifting: 10 Anti-social behaviour: 1
13
Parking Area Map
total: 13 Violence and sexual offences: 9 Drugs: 2
13
Milam Close Map
total: 8 Shoplifting: 5 Violence and sexual offences: 3
8
Whitley Street Map
total: 6 Violence and sexual offences: 4 Shoplifting: 2
6
Bamburgh Close Map
total: 6 Violence and sexual offences: 5 Public order: 1
6
Shopping Area Map
total: 6 Shoplifting: 4 Burglary: 1
6
Supermarket Map
total: 6 Criminal damage and arson: 2 Public order: 2
6
Supermarket Map
total: 6 Shoplifting: 4 Public order: 1
6
Supermarket Map
total: 5 Violence and sexual offences: 2 Bicycle theft: 1
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Crime Breakdown

April 2026
337 Total
Violence & Sexual Offences
140
41.5%
Shoplifting
56
16.6%
Anti-social Behaviour
29
8.6%
Public Order
24
7.1%
Other Theft
18
5.3%
Criminal Damage & Arson
16
4.7%
Vehicle Crime
12
3.6%
Drug Offences
11
3.3%
Burglary
9
2.7%
Robbery
8
2.4%
Other Crime
7
2.1%
Bicycle Theft
4
1.2%
Weapons Possession
3
0.9%

Crime Analysis: RG2

Violence & Sexual Offences accounts for more than a third of all recorded crime in RG2 (41.5%). Shoplifting (16.6%) and Anti-social Behaviour (8.6%) are the next most common categories.

Compared to the same period last year, crime in RG2 has fallen sharply — by 13.8%. The 12-month trend chart above shows where this change is concentrated across individual offence categories.

Crime figures for RG2 are sourced from the Police.uk open data platform and weighted against ONS 2021 Census population estimates to produce comparable per-resident rates. Data is updated monthly, typically 1–2 months after the end of each reporting period.

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Growth Analysis

Month-on-Monthtrending_up +2.4%
Year-on-Yeartrending_down -13.8%
12m Rolling Trendtrending_down -1.3%

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Crime rates are calculated per 1,000 residents using ONS Census 2021 population data. Rankings cover all 0 local authorities in England & Wales.

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