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Crime in RG5 3

How much crime is recorded in RG5 3, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Wokingham
Region
South East
Population
21,783 (2024)
Crime

How safe is RG5 3

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 17.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in RG5 3, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
17.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
40
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

What crime is recorded

Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).

RG5 3National
Violence and sexual offences14.423.6
Shoplifting9.88.4
Burglary5.69.1
Anti-social behaviour3.910.7
Other theft3.34.5
Public order3.24.6
Criminal damage and arson2.74.7
Bicycle theft2.01.0
Vehicle crime1.23.5
Drugs1.02.4
Other crime0.91.5
Robbery0.61.4
Theft from the person0.42.1
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 13% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
20
2022202320242025

Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.

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