Postcode · Reading
Crime in RG1 4GP
How much crime is recorded in RG1 4GP, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Central Reading South
- Council
- Reading
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,916 (2024)
How safe is RG1 4GP
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 29.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the RG1 4GP area, broadly in line with 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
29.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
65
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 4GPNational
Violence and sexual offences17.523.6
Anti-social behaviour15.910.7
Burglary14.79.1
Vehicle crime7.13.5
Criminal damage and arson6.54.7
Public order5.94.6
Other theft3.54.5
Other crime1.41.5
Possession of weapons1.20.9
Bicycle theft1.21.0
Drugs0.62.4
Robbery0.51.4
Shoplifting0.38.4
Theft from the person0.12.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 31% 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.