Postcode · Reading
Crime in RG2 7RZ
How much crime is recorded in RG2 7RZ, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Kennet Island & Green Park
- Council
- Reading
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,460 (2024)
RG2 7RZReading
How safe is RG2 7RZ
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 35.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the RG2 7RZ 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
35.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
56
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 7RZNational
Violence and sexual offences32.823.6
Drugs4.22.4
Anti-social behaviour4.010.7
Public order3.84.6
Other theft2.74.5
Criminal damage and arson2.44.7
Other crime2.11.5
Vehicle crime2.13.5
Burglary1.79.1
Theft from the person0.62.1
Robbery0.41.4
Possession of weapons0.10.9
Shoplifting0.08.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 17% 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.