Postcode · Wokingham
Crime in RG40 2LX
How much crime is recorded in RG40 2LX, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Wokingham East
- Council
- Wokingham
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,143 (2024)
RG40 2LXWokingham
How safe is RG40 2LX
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 20.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the RG40 2LX area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
20.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
41
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
RG40 2LXNational
Violence and sexual offences15.323.6
Anti-social behaviour6.610.7
Burglary5.89.1
Shoplifting5.58.4
Vehicle crime3.23.5
Other theft3.24.5
Public order2.94.6
Criminal damage and arson1.74.7
Robbery0.71.4
Drugs0.52.4
Other crime0.21.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 30% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.