Postcode area · Reading
Crime in RG
How much crime is recorded in RG, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- West Berkshire
- Region
- South East
- Population
- 933,500 (2024)
RGPostcode area · Reading
How safe is RG
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 22.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in RG, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all council areas.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of council areas in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
22.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
47
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).
RGNational
Violence and sexual offences17.623.6
Shoplifting8.18.4
Burglary7.19.1
Anti-social behaviour5.610.7
Public order3.64.6
Other theft3.54.5
Criminal damage and arson3.54.7
Vehicle crime2.23.5
Drugs1.52.4
Other crime1.11.5
Bicycle theft1.01.0
Robbery0.91.4
Theft from the person0.72.1
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 11% 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.