Crime in RG7: Crime Rate & Statistics 2026
RG7 recorded 160 crimes in April 2026 — a crime rate of 2.24 per 1,000 residents. Violence & Sexual Offences accounts for the largest share of crime at 36.2% of all offences recorded. Crime is down 6.4% compared to the same period last year.
Key Statistics
- monitoring29.14 crimes per 1,000 residents annually
- assignment160 crimes recorded in April 2026
- trending_downCrime down 6.4% year-on-year
Total Crimes
160Annual Crime Rate
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Within RG7 district
Wokingham
Estimated population
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District ViewIncident Distribution
Top Locations| Location Reference | Crime Breakdown | Primary Count |
|---|---|---|
| Supermarket Map | total: 13 Shoplifting: 11 Burglary: 1 | 13 |
| Badgers Croft Map | total: 7 Shoplifting: 5 Criminal damage and arson: 1 | 7 |
| Petrol Station Map | total: 6 Other theft: 4 Robbery: 1 | 6 |
| Wokefield Row Map | total: 5 Vehicle crime: 4 Other crime: 1 | 5 |
| Dauntless Road Map | total: 4 Violence and sexual offences: 2 Anti-social behaviour: 1 | 4 |
| College Piece Map | total: 4 Anti-social behaviour: 2 Criminal damage and arson: 1 | 4 |
| Jouldings Lane Map | total: 3 Violence and sexual offences: 3 | 3 |
| Bays Crescent Map | total: 3 Violence and sexual offences: 2 Anti-social behaviour: 1 | 3 |
| Bannister Place Map | total: 3 Violence and sexual offences: 2 Other crime: 1 | 3 |
| Paices Hill Map | total: 3 Criminal damage and arson: 1 Other theft: 1 | 3 |
Crime Breakdown
April 2026Crime Analysis: RG7
Violence & Sexual Offences accounts for more than a third of all recorded crime in RG7 (36.2%). Anti-social Behaviour (12.5%) and Shoplifting (11.2%) are the next most common categories.
Compared to the same period last year, crime in RG7 has fallen noticeably — by 6.4%. The 12-month trend chart above shows where this change is concentrated across individual offence categories.
Crime figures for RG7 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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