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Crime in RG2 0BJ

How much crime is recorded in RG2 0BJ, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Neighbourhood
Southampton Street & Redlands Road
Council
Reading
Region
South East
Neighbourhood population
1,846 (2024)
Crime

How safe is RG2 0BJ

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 28.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the RG2 0BJ 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
28.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
52
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).

RG2 0BJNational
Violence and sexual offences22.423.6
Anti-social behaviour7.910.7
Burglary4.59.1
Public order3.84.6
Vehicle crime3.63.5
Criminal damage and arson3.34.7
Other theft2.74.5
Drugs1.62.4
Bicycle theft1.61.0
Other crime1.31.5
Shoplifting1.28.4
Robbery0.61.4
Theft from the person0.32.1
Possession of weapons0.10.9
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 34% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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40
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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