Postcode · Reading
Crime in RG1 3FF
How much crime is recorded in RG1 3FF, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Central Reading South
- Council
- Reading
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,412 (2024)
RG1 3FFReading
How safe is RG1 3FF
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 75.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the RG1 3FF area, more than double the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 9 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
9/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
75.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
184
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 3FFNational
Violence and sexual offences61.323.6
Shoplifting34.98.4
Burglary19.59.1
Other theft17.94.5
Public order16.24.6
Anti-social behaviour10.310.7
Criminal damage and arson7.94.7
Vehicle crime6.53.5
Bicycle theft6.21.0
Theft from the person6.12.1
Drugs5.62.4
Other crime3.21.5
Robbery3.01.4
Possession of weapons1.30.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 11% 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.