Crap Towns / Woodley / Crime

How much crime is there in Woodley?

The police recorded 35.0 crimes per 1,000 people a year in Woodley from September 2023 to August 2026, 54% lower than the typical town's 76.2. The most common was violence and sexual offences, at 17.5. In the 12 months to August 2026 it was 34.4, down from 36.2 in the 12 months to August 2024.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
September 2023 to August 2024	36.2	78.6
September 2024 to August 2025	34.4	77.4
September 2025 to August 2026	34.4	73.7

**By type**
Crime	Here	Typical town
Violence and sexual offences	17.5	34.1
Public order	3.4	6.6
Criminal damage and arson	3.1	7.0
Other theft	2.6	5.4
Shoplifting	1.8	7.1
Vehicle crime	1.6	3.8
Burglary	1.1	3.1
Drugs	1.1	2.4
Other crime	1.1	2.0
Bicycle theft	0.7	0.5
Robbery	0.4	0.6
Theft from the person	0.3	0.4
Possession of weapons	0.2	0.8

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Crimes per 1,000 people a year
Reading	4.4 km	95.7
Bracknell	11.2 km	73.6
Henley-on-Thames	9.0 km	62.0
Shinfield	5.8 km	61.1
Caversham	5.3 km	44.6
Wokingham	7.4 km	43.7
Winnersh	2.6 km	42.0
Spencers Wood and Three Mile Cross	7.7 km	37.6
Woodley	–	35.0
Twyford	4.3 km	34.7
Sonning Common	9.4 km	31.9
The typical town	–	76.2