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Crime in RG5 4JA
How much crime is recorded in RG5 4JA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Woodley South
- Council
- Wokingham
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,706 (2024)
RG5 4JAReading
How safe is RG5 4JA
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 24.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the RG5 4JA 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
24.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
62
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 4JANational
Violence and sexual offences21.223.6
Anti-social behaviour9.210.7
Shoplifting8.88.4
Public order8.14.6
Other theft5.84.5
Burglary4.19.1
Criminal damage and arson4.04.7
Vehicle crime1.53.5
Bicycle theft0.71.0
Other crime0.71.5
Robbery0.71.4
Drugs0.32.4
Possession of weapons0.20.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 5% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.