Postcode · Reading
Crime in RG1 7AH
How much crime is recorded in RG1 7AH, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Central Reading South
- Council
- Reading
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,046 (2024)
RG1 7AHReading
How safe is RG1 7AH
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 42.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the RG1 7AH 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
42.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
89
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 7AHNational
Violence and sexual offences34.423.6
Anti-social behaviour10.510.7
Criminal damage and arson9.34.7
Public order9.04.6
Other theft8.34.5
Vehicle crime4.63.5
Burglary4.69.1
Theft from the person2.52.1
Drugs1.72.4
Other crime1.71.5
Robbery1.71.4
Bicycle theft1.61.0
Shoplifting1.38.4
Possession of weapons1.00.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 5% 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.