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Crime in RG1 5AY

How much crime is recorded in RG1 5AY, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Neighbourhood
Wokingham Road
Council
Reading
Region
South East
Neighbourhood population
1,772 (2024)
Crime

How safe is RG1 5AY

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 28.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the RG1 5AY 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
28.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
99
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 5AYNational
Shoplifting47.78.4
Violence and sexual offences19.823.6
Burglary11.89.1
Other theft6.14.5
Public order4.74.6
Anti-social behaviour4.010.7
Vehicle crime3.53.5
Criminal damage and arson2.54.7
Drugs2.32.4
Robbery2.01.4
Bicycle theft2.01.0
Theft from the person1.22.1
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Other crime0.31.5
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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