What is the crime rate in wokingham?

As of March 2026, wokingham has a crime rate of 4.48 per 1,000 residents, based on 795 recorded offences.

How does wokingham rank nationally for crime?

wokingham ranks #217 out of 330 local authorities by total crime volume.

What is the most common crime in wokingham?

The most common crime type in wokingham is Violence and sexual offences with 277 incidents in March 2026, accounting for 34.8% of all crime.

March 2026 Source: Thames Valley Police Police

wokingham Crime Intelligence Report

wokingham recorded 795 crimes in March 2026, equating to a crime rate of 4.48 per 1,000 residents. This places wokingham at #217 of 330 local authorities nationally by total crime volume. Crime has increased by 8.9% compared to the previous month. Year-on-year, crime levels are 4.6% lower.

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Data Sources:Police.ukONS Census 2021HM Land Registry Period: March 2026 • Updated monthly

Total Crimes

795

trending_up +8.9% vs last month

Annual Crime Rate

48.2per 1k

Moderate

National Safety

#13of 330

Top 4% Safest UK

National Population

177,502

Estimated population

12-Month Crime Trend

Monthly Totals

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Live Points

Crime Incident

Area Boundary

Incident Distribution

Top Locations

Location Reference	Crime Breakdown	Primary Count
On or near Supermarket Map	Shoplifting: 70	70
On or near Police Station Map	Drugs: 8 Violence and sexual offences: 6 Public order: 3	8
On or near Parking Area Map	Shoplifting: 10 Criminal damage and arson: 3 Robbery: 1	10
On or near Beechey Place Map	Shoplifting: 9 Vehicle crime: 2	9
On or near Austen Grove Map	Anti-social behaviour: 9	9
On or near Park/Open Space Map	Anti-social behaviour: 4 Public order: 3	4
On or near Petrol Station Map	Other theft: 7	7
On or near Parking Area Map	Violence and sexual offences: 7	7
On or near Petrol Station Map	Shoplifting: 7	7
On or near Milam Close Map	Shoplifting: 6 Robbery: 1	6

Crime Breakdown

March 2026

795 Total

Violence & Sexual Offences

277

34.8%

Shoplifting

122

15.3%

Anti-social Behaviour

105

13.2%

Other Theft

7.0%

Criminal Damage & Arson

6.3%

Vehicle Crime

6.2%

Public Order

5.9%

Burglary

2.9%

Drug Offences

2.8%

Other Crime

2.6%

Bicycle Theft

1.4%

Robbery

1.1%

Theft from Person

0.3%

Weapons Possession

0.1%

Expert Safety Insights

Ward Safety Rankings

25 wards

Highest Crime

#	Ward	Crimes	Rate
1	Wescott	62	8.2
2	Finchampstead South	88	14.0
3	Arborfield	19	6.3
4	Bulmershe and Whitegates	52	5.4
5	Shinfield South	60	4.8

Safest Wards

	Ward	Crimes	Rate
shield	Finchampstead North	9	1.6
shield	Wokingham Without	17	2.0
shield	Evendons	19	2.0
shield	Coronation	26	4.6
shield	Charvil	9	2.8

Growth Analysis

Month-on-Monthtrending_up +8.9%

Year-on-Yeartrending_down -4.6%

12m Rolling Trendtrending_down -1.1%

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Crime rates are calculated per 1,000 residents using ONS Census 2021 population data. Rankings cover all 330 local authorities in England & Wales.

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