Thames Valley Police have released an e-fit over an exposure incident at Old Forest Meadows on 30 June, 80 days after it was reported. Here is the appeal.

Thames Valley Police have released an e-fit of a man they want to trace over an exposure incident at Old Forest Meadows in Wokingham. The force published the appeal at 15:52 on Friday 18 September, 80 days after the incident was reported.

The statement says a woman in her fifties was walking her dog at Old Forest Meadows at around 12.10pm on Tuesday 30 June. She saw a man positioned close to a clearing near a brook, touching himself inappropriately.

The e-fit itself is published on the force’s own appeal page, which is linked at the foot of this article. Thames Valley Police ask that it is not altered or tinted, so we have not reproduced it here.

The description the force has issued

Thames Valley Police describe the man they want to identify as:

  • a white man in his late twenties
  • of average build, and around 6ft tall
  • with blonde hair and a gap between his front teeth
  • wearing a navy-blue long-sleeved top or thin jumper
  • wearing blue jeans and trainers

The investigating officer, PC Peter Jones, said: “We are releasing an e-fit depicting a man we are looking to trace in connection with this incident. We would ask anyone who recognises this man to please come forward and contact us on 101 quoting reference 43260330594 or you can provide information through our online form.” (Thames Valley Police, 18 September 2026)

The Old Forest Meadows appeal in brief: incident date, time, and how to contact police

Where Old Forest Meadows is

Old Forest Meadows sits between Toutley Road and Old Forest Road, on the Emmbrook side of town, where the Emm Brook runs out towards Winnersh. It is recorded in OpenStreetMap as a park operated by Wokingham Borough Council. The nearest road is Toutley Road, about 12 metres from the boundary; Old Forest Road runs about 40 metres off.

It is a working local green space rather than a destination, and it is separate from the country parks listed on our guide to things to do in Wokingham.

What the local crime record shows

The Home Office street-level data at police.uk does not publish exposure as its own category. Offences of this kind are counted inside violence and sexual offences, which is the largest single category recorded around Emmbrook.

Within a mile of Old Forest Meadows in June 2026, the month of the incident, police recorded 56 crimes. Of those, 23 were violence and sexual offences. In July 2026, the most recent month published, the same area recorded 62 crimes, 33 of them violence and sexual offences. Locations in this dataset are placed at the nearest street or landmark, not at an exact address.

Of those 23 June offences, the outcomes recorded so far are:

  • 9 where police were unable to prosecute a suspect
  • 8 still under investigation
  • 2 where further investigation was judged not in the public interest
  • 2 where the investigation is complete and no suspect was identified
  • 1 passed to another organisation, and 1 awaiting a court outcome

That is the backdrop to an appeal like this one. Without an identification, most of these cases close without a suspect.

This is the second Wokingham appeal the force has issued over a June incident in the space of a week. On 14 September it released CCTV in connection with a serious assault outside The Redan in Peach Street on 28 June, then withdrew that image on 15 September after the person it wanted to speak to was identified.

What it means for you

If you recognise the man in the e-fit, or you were at Old Forest Meadows around midday on Tuesday 30 June, the force wants to hear from you. There are three routes:

  • Call 101 and quote reference 43260330594
  • Use the online form on the Thames Valley Police website
  • Call Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111 if you would rather not speak to police. The charity is independent and does not take your name

Always call 999 if a crime is in progress or someone is in immediate danger.

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