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Crime in RG2 9GF
How much crime is recorded in RG2 9GF, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Shinfield
- Council
- Wokingham
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,496 (2024)
RG2 9GFReading
How safe is RG2 9GF
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 15.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the RG2 9GF area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
15.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
35
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 9GFNational
Burglary12.59.1
Violence and sexual offences10.623.6
Other theft8.64.5
Anti-social behaviour3.810.7
Criminal damage and arson3.34.7
Vehicle crime1.93.5
Shoplifting1.68.4
Public order1.14.6
Drugs0.72.4
Theft from the person0.32.1
Other crime0.31.5
Robbery0.01.4
Bicycle theft0.01.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 30% 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.