Postcode · Reading
Crime in RG1 5PB
How much crime is recorded in RG1 5PB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Southampton Street & Redlands Road
- Council
- Reading
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,870 (2024)
RG1 5PBReading
How safe is RG1 5PB
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 15.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the RG1 5PB area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
15.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
26
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 5PBNational
Burglary12.59.1
Violence and sexual offences12.123.6
Other theft2.64.5
Anti-social behaviour2.110.7
Public order2.14.6
Vehicle crime1.83.5
Criminal damage and arson1.74.7
Bicycle theft1.11.0
Drugs0.62.4
Robbery0.31.4
Other crime0.31.5
Possession of weapons0.20.9
Shoplifting0.28.4
Theft from the person0.12.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 9% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.