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Crime in RG2 9GA
How much crime is recorded in RG2 9GA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Shinfield
- Council
- Wokingham
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,879 (2024)
RG2 9GAReading
How safe is RG2 9GA
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 9GA 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
52
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 9GANational
Violence and sexual offences20.523.6
Public order9.04.6
Shoplifting7.18.4
Anti-social behaviour5.110.7
Burglary3.19.1
Criminal damage and arson3.04.7
Other theft2.54.5
Vehicle crime1.43.5
Drugs1.22.4
Bicycle theft0.61.0
Other crime0.41.5
Theft from the person0.32.1
Robbery0.31.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 25% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.