Crap Towns / Wokingham / Crime

How much crime is there in Wokingham?

The police recorded 43.7 crimes per 1,000 people a year in Wokingham from September 2023 to August 2026, 43% lower than the typical town's 76.2. The most common was violence and sexual offences, at 17.6. In the 12 months to August 2026 it was 43.3, down from 44.2 in the 12 months to August 2024.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
September 2023 to August 2024	44.2	78.6
September 2024 to August 2025	43.7	77.4
September 2025 to August 2026	43.3	73.7

**By type**
Crime	Here	Typical town
Violence and sexual offences	17.6	34.1
Shoplifting	7.5	7.1
Other theft	3.7	5.4
Criminal damage and arson	3.3	7.0
Vehicle crime	3.2	3.8
Public order	3.2	6.6
Burglary	2.0	3.1
Other crime	1.0	2.0
Drugs	0.7	2.4
Bicycle theft	0.6	0.5
Theft from the person	0.4	0.4
Robbery	0.3	0.6
Possession of weapons	0.2	0.8

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Crimes per 1,000 people a year
Bracknell	6.4 km	73.6
Shinfield	7.2 km	61.1
Wokingham	–	43.7
Crowthorne	4.5 km	42.7
Winnersh	4.8 km	42.0
Blackwater	7.8 km	40.7
Spencers Wood and Three Mile Cross	8.4 km	37.6
Yateley	6.5 km	35.9
Woodley	7.4 km	35.0
Twyford	9.4 km	34.7
Sandhurst	6.9 km	30.5
The typical town	–	76.2