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Crime in RG1 3LE

How much crime is recorded in RG1 3LE, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Neighbourhood
Palmer Park
Council
Reading
Region
South East
Neighbourhood population
2,347 (2024)
Crime

How safe is RG1 3LE

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 34.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the RG1 3LE area, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
34.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
188
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

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 3LENational
Shoplifting121.78.4
Violence and sexual offences24.423.6
Burglary15.79.1
Public order8.54.6
Other theft6.74.5
Anti-social behaviour6.410.7
Criminal damage and arson4.34.7
Vehicle crime3.03.5
Robbery2.31.4
Drugs2.02.4
Bicycle theft1.71.0
Other crime1.21.5
Possession of weapons0.80.9
Theft from the person0.32.1
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.

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