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Crime in RG2 9PN
How much crime is recorded in RG2 9PN, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Arborfield & Garrison
- Council
- Wokingham
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,669 (2024)
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How safe is RG2 9PN
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 21.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the RG2 9PN area, well 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
21.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
61
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 9PNNational
Shoplifting23.08.4
Violence and sexual offences15.923.6
Burglary6.99.1
Anti-social behaviour5.310.7
Criminal damage and arson4.74.7
Other theft3.14.5
Vehicle crime2.73.5
Drugs1.32.4
Public order1.14.6
Robbery0.91.4
Other crime0.81.5
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Theft from the person0.42.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 22% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.