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Crime in RG14 1

How much crime is recorded in RG14 1, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
West Berkshire
Region
South East
Population
12,442 (2024)
Crime

How safe is RG14 1

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 32.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in RG14 1, broadly in line with 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
32.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
84
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).

RG14 1National
Violence and sexual offences25.623.6
Shoplifting22.28.4
Burglary12.89.1
Anti-social behaviour9.810.7
Public order7.34.6
Criminal damage and arson5.94.7
Other theft5.04.5
Drugs4.12.4
Vehicle crime2.53.5
Other crime1.61.5
Bicycle theft1.61.0
Robbery1.31.4
Theft from the person0.42.1
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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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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