Postcode · Reading
Crime in RG1 5QS
How much crime is recorded in RG1 5QS, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Wokingham Road
- Council
- Reading
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,581 (2024)
RG1 5QSReading
How safe is RG1 5QS
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 19.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the RG1 5QS area, well 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
19.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
35
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 5QSNational
Violence and sexual offences16.323.6
Burglary6.19.1
Other theft4.74.5
Public order3.44.6
Bicycle theft2.31.0
Anti-social behaviour1.910.7
Vehicle crime1.73.5
Criminal damage and arson1.24.7
Other crime0.91.5
Drugs0.82.4
Robbery0.21.4
Theft from the person0.22.1
Shoplifting0.18.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 47% 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.