Crime Rates at Drovers Way, Woodley, Reading, RG5 3PS

Drovers Way area has the 6th highest crime rate of 70 local areas in Bulmershe & Coronation , and the 40th highest crime rate of 522 local areas in Wokingham .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Drovers Way (RG5 3PS) in the last 12 months was 128.5 per 1,000 residents and was 99.2% higher than the Bulmershe & Coronation average (64.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 36 (≈ 90.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 56.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Drovers Way (RG5 3PS), the main crime hotspot is near Hearn Road. Police recorded 22 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.