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Crime in RG1 8

How much crime is recorded in RG1 8, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Reading
Region
South East
Population
12,968 (2024)
Crime

How safe is RG1 8

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 56.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in RG1 8, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 9 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
9/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
56.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
151
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 8National
Violence and sexual offences42.423.6
Shoplifting35.08.4
Burglary32.49.1
Public order14.24.6
Other theft13.24.5
Anti-social behaviour12.610.7
Criminal damage and arson6.84.7
Vehicle crime4.83.5
Bicycle theft4.51.0
Theft from the person4.02.1
Drugs4.02.4
Robbery3.31.4
Other crime1.51.5
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 21% 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.

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