Crime Rates at Elm Drive, Woodley, Reading, RG5 4FD

Elm Drive area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 70 local areas in Bulmershe & Coronation , and the 74th 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 Elm Drive (RG5 4FD) in the last 12 months was 11.4 per 1,000 residents and was 79.7% 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 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 5.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Elm Drive (RG5 4FD), 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.