Crap Towns / Shinfield / Crime

How much crime is there in Shinfield?

The police recorded 61.1 crimes per 1,000 people a year in Shinfield from September 2023 to August 2026, 20% lower than the typical town's 76.2. The most common was violence and sexual offences, at 22.8. In the 12 months to August 2026 it was 57.4, up from 55.9 in the 12 months to August 2024.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
September 2023 to August 2024	55.9	78.6
September 2024 to August 2025	69.9	77.4
September 2025 to August 2026	57.4	73.7

**By type**
Crime	Here	Typical town
Violence and sexual offences	22.8	34.1
Shoplifting	13.4	7.1
Other theft	7.8	5.4
Public order	4.7	6.6
Criminal damage and arson	4.4	7.0
Vehicle crime	3.0	3.8
Burglary	1.9	3.1
Other crime	1.1	2.0
Drugs	1.0	2.4
Bicycle theft	0.4	0.5
Possession of weapons	0.3	0.8
Robbery	0.3	0.6
Theft from the person	0.3	0.4

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Crimes per 1,000 people a year
Reading	3.9 km	95.7
Shinfield	–	61.1
Burghfield Common	8.4 km	51.4
Caversham	7.9 km	44.6
Wokingham	7.2 km	43.7
Crowthorne	11.5 km	42.7
Winnersh	5.6 km	42.0
Spencers Wood and Three Mile Cross	2.0 km	37.6
Yateley	11.2 km	35.9
Woodley	5.8 km	35.0
Twyford	10.0 km	34.7
The typical town	–	76.2