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Crime in RG1 6EW

How much crime is recorded in RG1 6EW, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Neighbourhood
Coley Park
Council
Reading
Region
South East
Neighbourhood population
1,530 (2024)
Crime

How safe is RG1 6EW

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 33.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the RG1 6EW area, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
33.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
90
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 6EWNational
Shoplifting28.28.4
Violence and sexual offences24.123.6
Burglary11.19.1
Anti-social behaviour7.810.7
Other theft5.54.5
Public order4.94.6
Vehicle crime4.63.5
Bicycle theft3.81.0
Criminal damage and arson2.54.7
Drugs1.52.4
Other crime1.31.5
Theft from the person0.92.1
Possession of weapons0.80.9
Robbery0.61.4
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 33% 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.

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