Postcode · Reading
Crime in RG1 5BQ
How much crime is recorded in RG1 5BQ, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Southampton Street & Redlands Road
- Council
- Reading
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,173 (2024)
RG1 5BQReading
How safe is RG1 5BQ
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 23.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the RG1 5BQ area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
23.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
45
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 5BQNational
Violence and sexual offences18.223.6
Other theft5.24.5
Public order4.44.6
Vehicle crime3.83.5
Burglary3.59.1
Criminal damage and arson3.54.7
Anti-social behaviour2.810.7
Bicycle theft2.11.0
Other crime1.81.5
Drugs1.52.4
Theft from the person0.62.1
Robbery0.31.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 31% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.