Total Crime Rate
17.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
8.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Loddon Bridge Road area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 70 local areas in Bulmershe & Coronation , and the 143rd lowest crime rate of 523 local areas in Wokingham .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Loddon Bridge Road (RG5 4BL) in the last 12 months was 17.2 per 1,000 residents and was 69.4% lower than the Bulmershe & Coronation average (56.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 8.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Loddon Bridge Road (RG5 4BL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Cobham Road, where police recorded 12 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Woodley Green (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Reading| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Woodley Green | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Woodley Green | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Bakers Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Bakers Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Temple Mews | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Ladbroke Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ladbroke Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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