Postcode · Reading
Crime in RG2 0SA
How much crime is recorded in RG2 0SA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Whitley Wood
- Council
- Reading
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,440 (2024)
RG2 0SAReading
How safe is RG2 0SA
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 46.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the RG2 0SA 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
46.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
84
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 0SANational
Violence and sexual offences37.923.6
Burglary9.39.1
Anti-social behaviour8.810.7
Other theft6.44.5
Public order6.24.6
Criminal damage and arson6.14.7
Shoplifting4.48.4
Vehicle crime4.33.5
Robbery2.01.4
Other crime2.01.5
Drugs1.82.4
Bicycle theft1.41.0
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Theft from the person0.12.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 16% 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.