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Crime in RG2 9TF
How much crime is recorded in RG2 9TF, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Barkham & Woose Hill
- Council
- Wokingham
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,740 (2024)
RG2 9TFReading
How safe is RG2 9TF
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 6.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the RG2 9TF area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 1 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
1/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
6.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
11
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 9TFNational
Violence and sexual offences3.823.6
Burglary2.79.1
Vehicle crime2.43.5
Anti-social behaviour1.610.7
Criminal damage and arson0.84.7
Other theft0.74.5
Other crime0.51.5
Public order0.54.6
Shoplifting0.38.4
Drugs0.32.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 25% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
2
5
8
10
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.