Crap Towns / Sonning Common / Crime

How much crime is there in Sonning Common?

The police recorded 31.9 crimes per 1,000 people a year in Sonning Common from September 2023 to August 2026, 58% lower than the typical town's 76.2. The most common was violence and sexual offences, at 15.6. In the 12 months to August 2026 it was 33.2, up from 32.2 in the 12 months to August 2024.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
September 2023 to August 2024	32.2	78.6
September 2024 to August 2025	30.2	77.4
September 2025 to August 2026	33.2	73.7

**By type**
Crime	Here	Typical town
Violence and sexual offences	15.6	34.1
Public order	2.7	6.6
Other theft	2.6	5.4
Shoplifting	2.6	7.1
Criminal damage and arson	2.3	7.0
Burglary	1.9	3.1
Other crime	1.8	2.0
Vehicle crime	1.3	3.8
Drugs	0.4	2.4
Possession of weapons	0.3	0.8
Robbery	0.3	0.6
Theft from the person	0.1	0.4
Bicycle theft	0.1	0.5

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Crimes per 1,000 people a year
Reading	8.7 km	95.7
Henley-on-Thames	5.4 km	62.0
Shinfield	12.6 km	61.1
Wallingford	13.9 km	50.8
Caversham	4.7 km	44.6
Winnersh	12.0 km	42.0
Spencers Wood and Three Mile Cross	13.7 km	37.6
Woodley	9.4 km	35.0
Twyford	9.7 km	34.7
Sonning Common	–	31.9
Benson	13.7 km	30.7
The typical town	–	76.2