Postcode · Reading
Crime in RG2 8BS
How much crime is recorded in RG2 8BS, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Kennet Island & Green Park
- Council
- Reading
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,389 (2024)
RG2 8BSReading
How safe is RG2 8BS
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 38.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the RG2 8BS 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
38.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
66
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 8BSNational
Violence and sexual offences33.323.6
Burglary6.79.1
Other theft5.94.5
Criminal damage and arson4.64.7
Anti-social behaviour4.110.7
Public order4.14.6
Shoplifting3.48.4
Drugs2.82.4
Vehicle crime2.13.5
Bicycle theft1.31.0
Possession of weapons1.00.9
Theft from the person0.92.1
Other crime0.61.5
Robbery0.51.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 6% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
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80
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.