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Crime in Wokingham by area

Every neighbourhood we cover, ranked by crimes per 1,000 residents a year, from police.uk figures for June to August 2026. Highest first. Pick a type of crime to re-rank, or tap a column to sort.

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2,432crimes recordedJune to August 2026
+15%on the 3 months beforemore crime
Wargravelowest rate21.5 per 1,000 a year
57middle areacrimes per 1,000 a year

Darker means more crime per resident. Tap an area for its page.

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Most improved: Arborfield Green (-4%), Ruscombe (1%) and Winnersh (12%), compared with the three months before.

Every area, ranked

#Most common
1Arborfield GreenRG2 · 3,355 residents 162.1▼ 4%violence
2ArborfieldRG2 · 1,592 residents 108▼ 39%shoplifting
3EarleyRG6 · 9,362 residents 77.8▲ 26%violence
4ShinfieldRG2 · 7,688 residents 76.5▲ 18%violence
5Three Mile CrossRG7 · 4,980 residents 66.7▼ 6%violence
6Lower EarleyRG6 · 62,909 residents 65.2▲ 17%violence
7WoodleyRG5 · 46,845 residents 64.5▲ 25%violence
8WokinghamRG40 · 38,289 residents 58▲ 17%violence
9WinnershRG41 · 28,304 residents 57▲ 12%violence
10Spencers WoodRG7 · 7,748 residents 52.7▲ 28%violence
11TwyfordRG10 · 12,177 residents 51.6▲ 15%violence
12SindleshamRG41 · 8,860 residents 44.2▲ 31%violence
13RuscombeRG10 · 13,754 residents 40.7▲ 1%violence
14SonningRG4 · 1,615 residents 34.7–violence
15CaliforniaRG40 · 9,044 residents 34.5▼ 10%violence
16HurstRG10 · 2,935 residents 28.6▲ 17%violence
17WargraveRG10 · 4,085 residents 21.5▲ 10%violence

Change compares the last three months with the three before. A dash means too few crimes to compare fairly.

Why busy centres look worst

Crimes are counted where they happen, but residents are counted where they live. Town centres and shopping areas have lots of shops, bars and visitors and not many residents, so their rates come out high even though most people there are just passing through.

How we work it out

Each area is a circle round its middle, the same as on its MeBabber page. We count the crimes police.uk records inside the circle over the last three months and turn that into a yearly figure, then divide by the number of people who live inside the circle, from the 2021 Census. Police locations are moved slightly on purpose to protect victims, so treat small differences between neighbouring areas with a pinch of salt.

Sources: data.police.uk and the Office for National Statistics, both under the Open Government Licence. Figures update every month.

Crime in every area

Questions people ask

Which areas of Wokingham have the lowest crime?

Over June to August 2026, the areas with the fewest crimes per 1,000 residents were Wargrave, Hurst, California, Sonning and Ruscombe.

Which areas of Wokingham have the highest crime?

Leaving aside the big shopping and industrial areas, where visitors and workers push the figures up, the highest rates over June to August 2026 were in Arborfield Green, Arborfield, Earley, Shinfield and Three Mile Cross.

Is crime going up or down in Wokingham?

Across Wokingham, 2,432 crimes were recorded over June to August 2026, 15% more than the three months before.

How is crime per 1,000 residents worked out?

We count the crimes police.uk records inside each area, turn the last three months into a yearly figure, and divide by the number of people who live there from the 2021 Census.