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Crime in RG5 3EN
How much crime is recorded in RG5 3EN, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Woodley South
- Council
- Wokingham
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,569 (2024)
RG5 3ENReading
How safe is RG5 3EN
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 24.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the RG5 3EN area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
24.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
46
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 3ENNational
Violence and sexual offences21.423.6
Burglary4.99.1
Other theft4.74.5
Criminal damage and arson4.04.7
Bicycle theft3.91.0
Anti-social behaviour3.610.7
Public order2.74.6
Other crime1.61.5
Possession of weapons0.80.9
Drugs0.82.4
Vehicle crime0.43.5
Robbery0.41.4
Shoplifting0.38.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 15% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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40
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.