Twyford

We have been made aware of anti-social behaviour issues in the alleyways linked to London Road in Twyford. This has included large groups loitering and disturbing businesses, and well as underage drinking and related shoplifting.

One young person has been apprehended following a number of shoplifting offences associated to this problem, and is currently under investigation whilst officers engage partner agencies and address safeguarding concerns.

Our team will also look to complete patrol activities in the early evening, when this problem is reported as at its peak, and are engaging with local businesses to ensure that any opportunities to disrupt this problem are taken.

UPDATE 30/07/2026 - Over the past month, our neighbourhood team has recorded 13 focused patrols within this area, and a further 6 community engagements. We have also identified and signposted a person of no fixed abode to appropriate support.

UPDATE 02/09/2026 - PC Adam Young is working to identify a number of young persons who have been involved with theft offences at the Tesco Express, using both conventional identification methods, and through partnership work with local schools.

We have been notified via social media and our neighbourhood survey of concerns relating to obstructive parking around the shops on Longfield Road. This has included parking in such a way that footpaths are impassable.

Whilst parking on double yellow lines is an offence type led by local authority enforcement, obstruction of pavements and roads is still dealt with by Police. Our officers issue fixed penalty notices where obstructive pavement parking is observed, and will review this area during patrols, issuing fixed penalties where this is observed.

UPDATE 30/07/2026 - Over the past month, our team has paid passing attention to this area, and two fixed penalty notices have been issued for offending parking. A number of other vehicles have been moved on and deterred from leaving their vehicles parked in obstructive positions.

An emergent problem within the Wokingham North neighbourhood area, affecting Twyford and Hurst close to its borders with Woodley, has been anti-social motorbike riding, particularly around Dinton Pastures, with complaints of excessive speed, collisions and altercations with members of the public and park rangers.

The Wokingham North neighbourhood policing team has planned a number of collaborative operations across the specific problem areas. Two motorbikes have been seized within the northern parishes, and five by the Wokingham South neighbourhood policing team.