Crime Rates at Portrush Close, Woodley, Reading, RG5 3PB

Portrush Close area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 27 local areas in Loddon , and the 139th lowest crime rate of 523 local areas in Wokingham .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Portrush Close (RG5 3PB) in the last 12 months was 16.8 per 1,000 residents and was 32.7% lower than the Loddon average (25.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 10.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Portrush Close (RG5 3PB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 12 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Rickman Close (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.