Postcode · Reading
Crime in RG2 8DB
How much crime is recorded in RG2 8DB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Kennet Island & Green Park
- Council
- Reading
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,649 (2024)
RG2 8DBReading
How safe is RG2 8DB
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 48.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the RG2 8DB 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
48.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
81
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 8DBNational
Violence and sexual offences43.123.6
Anti-social behaviour10.210.7
Burglary7.39.1
Public order5.44.6
Other theft4.94.5
Drugs4.02.4
Criminal damage and arson3.84.7
Other crime2.51.5
Vehicle crime1.83.5
Robbery1.51.4
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Shoplifting0.58.4
Theft from the person0.12.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 25% 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.