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Crime in RG5 3BL
How much crime is recorded in RG5 3BL, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Sonning & Woodley North
- Council
- Wokingham
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,646 (2024)
RG5 3BLReading
How safe is RG5 3BL
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 13.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the RG5 3BL area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 3 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
3/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
13.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
49
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
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 3BLNational
Shoplifting26.78.4
Violence and sexual offences11.523.6
Burglary4.79.1
Anti-social behaviour2.610.7
Criminal damage and arson2.34.7
Other theft1.44.5
Public order1.44.6
Drugs0.52.4
Vehicle crime0.53.5
Theft from the person0.52.1
Robbery0.01.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 23% 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.