Postcode · Reading
Crime in RG2 0AE
How much crime is recorded in RG2 0AE, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Southampton Street & Redlands Road
- Council
- Reading
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,407 (2024)
How safe is RG2 0AE
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 29.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the RG2 0AE area, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
29.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
51
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).
RG2 0AENational
Violence and sexual offences22.723.6
Anti-social behaviour7.110.7
Vehicle crime5.13.5
Other theft4.64.5
Public order3.14.6
Burglary3.09.1
Other crime2.61.5
Criminal damage and arson2.04.7
Drugs1.12.4
Possession of weapons1.10.9
Shoplifting0.78.4
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 28% 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.