Postcode · Reading
Crime in RG1 4LY
How much crime is recorded in RG1 4LY, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Palmer Park
- Council
- Reading
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,417 (2024)
RG1 4LYReading
How safe is RG1 4LY
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 45.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the RG1 4LY area, well 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
45.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
90
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 4LYNational
Violence and sexual offences32.323.6
Anti-social behaviour15.310.7
Burglary12.49.1
Other theft9.14.5
Vehicle crime7.63.5
Criminal damage and arson6.24.7
Public order5.24.6
Bicycle theft3.51.0
Drugs2.42.4
Theft from the person1.42.1
Robbery1.31.4
Other crime1.11.5
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Shoplifting0.38.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 17% 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.