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Crime in RG2 8

How much crime is recorded in RG2 8, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Reading
Region
South East
Population
22,165 (2024)
Crime

How safe is RG2 8

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 30.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in RG2 8, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
30.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
63
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

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 8National
Violence and sexual offences24.823.6
Shoplifting11.78.4
Burglary8.29.1
Anti-social behaviour5.110.7
Other theft5.14.5
Public order4.24.6
Criminal damage and arson4.14.7
Drugs2.42.4
Vehicle crime2.33.5
Bicycle theft1.31.0
Robbery1.21.4
Other crime1.21.5
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Theft from the person0.42.1
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 22% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
40
2022202320242025

Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.

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