Postcode · Reading
Crime in RG1 7PP
How much crime is recorded in RG1 7PP, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Battle & Caversham Bridge
- Council
- Reading
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,098 (2024)
RG1 7PPReading
How safe is RG1 7PP
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 55.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the RG1 7PP area, well 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
55.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
111
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 7PPNational
Violence and sexual offences43.023.6
Other theft17.84.5
Public order9.84.6
Anti-social behaviour9.810.7
Burglary9.29.1
Vehicle crime6.43.5
Shoplifting6.38.4
Criminal damage and arson5.04.7
Other crime2.61.5
Theft from the person2.22.1
Possession of weapons1.80.9
Robbery1.61.4
Bicycle theft1.21.0
Drugs0.72.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 23% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
80
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.