Postcode · Reading
Crime in RG2 0LP
How much crime is recorded in RG2 0LP, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Kennet Island & Green Park
- Council
- Reading
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,243 (2024)
RG2 0LPReading
How safe is RG2 0LP
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 39.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the RG2 0LP 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
39.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
83
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 0LPNational
Violence and sexual offences26.523.6
Burglary16.69.1
Public order8.84.6
Anti-social behaviour7.910.7
Shoplifting7.28.4
Other theft6.64.5
Criminal damage and arson6.14.7
Vehicle crime5.43.5
Drugs2.92.4
Robbery2.71.4
Bicycle theft2.01.0
Possession of weapons1.60.9
Other crime1.41.5
Theft from the person0.52.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 19% 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.