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Crime in RG1 9

How much crime is recorded in RG1 9, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Reading
Region
South East
Population
6,874 (2024)
Crime

How safe is RG1 9

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 70.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in RG1 9, more than double 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
70.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
202
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 9National
Violence and sexual offences56.423.6
Shoplifting53.88.4
Burglary43.89.1
Public order19.34.6
Other theft16.54.5
Anti-social behaviour14.710.7
Criminal damage and arson8.24.7
Theft from the person7.02.1
Bicycle theft6.21.0
Drugs5.22.4
Robbery4.11.4
Vehicle crime3.83.5
Other crime2.11.5
Possession of weapons1.20.9
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 19% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
25
50
75
100
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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