Postcode district · Reading
Crime in RG1
How much crime is recorded in RG1, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Reading
- Region
- South East
- Population
- 75,460 (2024)
RG1Postcode district · Reading
How safe is RG1
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 38.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in RG1, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
38.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
92
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).
RG1National
Violence and sexual offences29.323.6
Shoplifting17.98.4
Burglary13.79.1
Anti-social behaviour9.010.7
Other theft7.94.5
Public order7.44.6
Criminal damage and arson4.84.7
Vehicle crime4.33.5
Bicycle theft2.71.0
Drugs2.32.4
Robbery1.61.4
Theft from the person1.62.1
Other crime1.41.5
Possession of weapons0.70.9
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.