Postcode · Reading
Crime in RG2 7HW
How much crime is recorded in RG2 7HW, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Leighton Park
- Council
- Reading
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,780 (2024)
RG2 7HWReading
How safe is RG2 7HW
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 50.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the RG2 7HW 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
50.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
88
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 7HWNational
Burglary43.59.1
Violence and sexual offences31.223.6
Anti-social behaviour10.710.7
Other theft8.54.5
Public order7.14.6
Criminal damage and arson6.74.7
Vehicle crime4.43.5
Drugs2.22.4
Bicycle theft1.11.0
Robbery1.01.4
Other crime0.71.5
Theft from the person0.52.1
Possession of weapons0.10.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 19% 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.