Postcode · Reading
Crime in RG1 2AE
How much crime is recorded in RG1 2AE, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Central Reading North
- Council
- Reading
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 3,091 (2024)
RG1 2AEReading
How safe is RG1 2AE
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 93.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the RG1 2AE area, more than double the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 10 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
10/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
93.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
279
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).
RG1 2AENational
Shoplifting80.18.4
Violence and sexual offences74.823.6
Burglary73.79.1
Public order28.14.6
Anti-social behaviour20.910.7
Other theft20.64.5
Criminal damage and arson10.84.7
Bicycle theft7.71.0
Theft from the person7.42.1
Drugs7.22.4
Robbery6.21.4
Vehicle crime3.53.5
Other crime2.51.5
Possession of weapons1.60.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 18% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
50
100
150
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.