Wokingham Road
Middle areaEast Reading. 9,106 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 1.0 square kilometre.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 23% of people in Wokingham Road live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Wokingham Road
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Wokingham Road at a rate of 86.8 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 111.5 per 1,000 people across Reading.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 265 |
| Other crime | 173 |
| Shoplifting | 148 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 44 |
| Burglary | 43 |
| Vehicle crime | 40 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 34 |
| Robbery | 20 |
| Drug offences | 16 |
| Theft from the person | 7 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Wokingham Road compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Wokingham Road safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Wokingham Road at a rate of 86.8 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 111.5 per 1,000 people across Reading.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 42 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Wokingham Road.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (265), other crime (173) and shoplifting (148).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of Reading
These figures are published for the whole of Reading, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Reading and not Wokingham Road alone. See Reading
Wokingham Road in brief
The median price paid for a home in Wokingham Road was £305,000 in 2025.
Wokingham Road had 8,973 usual residents at the census.
About 23% of people in Wokingham Road live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Wokingham Road, 98.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.