Postcode · Reading
Crime in RG1 3DP
How much crime is recorded in RG1 3DP, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Central Reading North
- Council
- Reading
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,124 (2024)
RG1 3DPReading
How safe is RG1 3DP
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 42.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the RG1 3DP 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
42.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
94
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 3DPNational
Violence and sexual offences27.623.6
Burglary23.99.1
Shoplifting15.58.4
Anti-social behaviour10.010.7
Other theft8.24.5
Public order7.04.6
Vehicle crime6.53.5
Robbery3.81.4
Bicycle theft3.61.0
Criminal damage and arson3.34.7
Drugs2.02.4
Theft from the person1.32.1
Other crime0.41.5
Possession of weapons0.10.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 18% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.