Postcode · Reading
Crime in RG1 3NB
How much crime is recorded in RG1 3NB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Palmer Park
- Council
- Reading
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,409 (2024)
RG1 3NBReading
How safe is RG1 3NB
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 26.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the RG1 3NB area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
26.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
50
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 3NBNational
Violence and sexual offences20.123.6
Anti-social behaviour5.910.7
Criminal damage and arson5.04.7
Burglary4.69.1
Other theft4.24.5
Vehicle crime3.43.5
Public order3.14.6
Drugs1.72.4
Bicycle theft1.21.0
Possession of weapons1.00.9
Robbery1.01.4
Shoplifting1.08.4
Other crime0.81.5
Theft from the person0.32.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 28% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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40
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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.