Postcode · Reading
Crime in RG1 8GE
How much crime is recorded in RG1 8GE, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Battle & Caversham Bridge
- Council
- Reading
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,108 (2024)
RG1 8GEReading
How safe is RG1 8GE
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 45.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the RG1 8GE 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
45.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
102
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 8GENational
Violence and sexual offences32.423.6
Other theft17.64.5
Burglary15.79.1
Public order8.74.6
Criminal damage and arson8.64.7
Vehicle crime8.23.5
Anti-social behaviour7.910.7
Drugs4.82.4
Bicycle theft3.51.0
Theft from the person2.22.1
Other crime1.81.5
Robbery1.31.4
Shoplifting1.08.4
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 16% 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.