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Crime in RG5 4AW
How much crime is recorded in RG5 4AW, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Woodley South
- Council
- Wokingham
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,801 (2024)
RG5 4AWReading
How safe is RG5 4AW
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 42.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the RG5 4AW area, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
42.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
71
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 4AWNational
Violence and sexual offences39.023.6
Public order9.14.6
Criminal damage and arson7.14.7
Burglary5.29.1
Anti-social behaviour4.910.7
Other theft2.24.5
Drugs2.12.4
Other crime1.81.5
Vehicle crime1.33.5
Robbery0.91.4
Theft from the person0.42.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 8% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.