Postcode · Reading
Crime in RG1 5RN
How much crime is recorded in RG1 5RN, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Wokingham Road
- Council
- Reading
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,448 (2024)
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How safe is RG1 5RN
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 41.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the RG1 5RN area, 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
41.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
70
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 5RNNational
Violence and sexual offences32.523.6
Burglary15.19.1
Other theft9.54.5
Public order7.54.6
Vehicle crime3.73.5
Anti-social behaviour3.410.7
Drugs2.52.4
Other crime2.01.5
Criminal damage and arson1.94.7
Bicycle theft1.11.0
Possession of weapons0.90.9
Theft from the person0.82.1
Robbery0.71.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 19% 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.