Postcode · Reading
Crime in RG2 0BZ
How much crime is recorded in RG2 0BZ, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Kennet Island & Green Park
- Council
- Reading
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,905 (2024)
RG2 0BZReading
How safe is RG2 0BZ
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 46.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the RG2 0BZ area, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
46.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
82
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 0BZNational
Violence and sexual offences37.223.6
Burglary21.49.1
Public order8.34.6
Anti-social behaviour6.510.7
Other theft6.14.5
Shoplifting5.28.4
Criminal damage and arson4.44.7
Vehicle crime4.03.5
Bicycle theft1.81.0
Other crime1.71.5
Drugs1.72.4
Robbery0.51.4
Possession of weapons0.20.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 25% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
80
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.