Postcode · Reading
Crime in RG2 0EP
How much crime is recorded in RG2 0EP, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Southampton Street & Redlands Road
- Council
- Reading
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,943 (2024)
RG2 0EPReading
How safe is RG2 0EP
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 35.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the RG2 0EP area, 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
35.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
73
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 0EPNational
Violence and sexual offences29.523.6
Anti-social behaviour11.210.7
Burglary10.59.1
Shoplifting5.98.4
Other theft5.04.5
Public order4.44.6
Criminal damage and arson3.54.7
Bicycle theft3.01.0
Drugs2.92.4
Vehicle crime2.23.5
Other crime1.41.5
Possession of weapons0.80.9
Robbery0.41.4
Theft from the person0.12.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 37% 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.