Total Crime Rate
76.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
33.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Butts Hill Road area has the 11th highest crime rate of 70 local areas in Bulmershe & Coronation , and the 79th highest 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 Butts Hill Road (RG5 4NY) in the last 12 months was 76.4 per 1,000 residents and was 35.9% higher 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 33.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Butts Hill Road (RG5 4NY), 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.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Sherbourne Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Temple Mews | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Church Mews | Under investigation |
| 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 | Other theft | Selsdon Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Ashtrees Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Bakers Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Bakers Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Headley Road | Under investigation |
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