Postcode · Reading
Crime in RG1 2QL
How much crime is recorded in RG1 2QL, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Central Reading South
- Council
- Reading
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,667 (2024)
RG1 2QLReading
How safe is RG1 2QL
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 43.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the RG1 2QL area, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
43.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
81
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 2QLNational
Violence and sexual offences33.423.6
Burglary17.69.1
Anti-social behaviour12.110.7
Other theft7.24.5
Public order6.14.6
Criminal damage and arson5.14.7
Vehicle crime4.53.5
Drugs2.52.4
Shoplifting1.88.4
Bicycle theft1.81.0
Other crime1.31.5
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Robbery0.51.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 17% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.