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Crime in RG5 4PJ
How much crime is recorded in RG5 4PJ, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Sonning & Woodley North
- Council
- Wokingham
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,516 (2024)
RG5 4PJReading
How safe is RG5 4PJ
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 11.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the RG5 4PJ 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
11.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
23
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 4PJNational
Violence and sexual offences10.623.6
Other theft3.24.5
Anti-social behaviour2.910.7
Criminal damage and arson2.24.7
Public order1.44.6
Vehicle crime1.13.5
Drugs0.72.4
Other crime0.41.5
Shoplifting0.48.4
Burglary0.39.1
Bicycle theft0.11.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 57% 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.