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Crime in RG2 8EN
How much crime is recorded in RG2 8EN, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Shinfield
- Council
- Wokingham
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,428 (2024)
RG2 8ENReading
How safe is RG2 8EN
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 22.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the RG2 8EN area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
22.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
46
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 8ENNational
Violence and sexual offences19.223.6
Other theft7.24.5
Public order4.64.6
Anti-social behaviour4.610.7
Criminal damage and arson3.34.7
Burglary2.89.1
Vehicle crime2.53.5
Other crime1.01.5
Theft from the person1.02.1
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Drugs0.52.4
Robbery0.41.4
Shoplifting0.48.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 7% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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10
20
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40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.