Crime Rates at Buttercup Lane, Woodley, Reading, RG5 4FA

Buttercup Lane area has the 32nd lowest crime rate of 70 local areas in Bulmershe & Coronation , and the 257th 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 Buttercup Lane (RG5 4FA) in the last 12 months was 29.6 per 1,000 residents and was 47.4% lower than the Bulmershe & Coronation average (56.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 21.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Buttercup Lane (RG5 4FA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near The Beeches, where police recorded 11 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hawthorn Crescent (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.