Crime Rates at Woodley, Reading, RG5 4SU

This area has the 29th lowest crime rate of 70 local areas in Bulmershe & Coronation , and the 240th lowest crime rate of 522 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 This (RG5 4SU) in the last 12 months was 26.9 per 1,000 residents and was 58.3% lower 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -22.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 18.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -24.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around postcode RG5 4SU, the highest concentration of overall crime is near Elm Drive, where police recorded 9 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Jasmine Square (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.