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Crime in RG30 1ET
How much crime is recorded in RG30 1ET, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Battle & Caversham Bridge
- Council
- Reading
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,783 (2024)
RG30 1ETReading
How safe is RG30 1ET
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 50.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the RG30 1ET area, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
50.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
103
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).
RG30 1ETNational
Violence and sexual offences38.423.6
Anti-social behaviour11.310.7
Shoplifting10.58.4
Public order10.54.6
Other theft9.84.5
Burglary7.69.1
Vehicle crime5.23.5
Criminal damage and arson5.04.7
Robbery3.81.4
Bicycle theft2.21.0
Other crime1.51.5
Drugs1.12.4
Theft from the person1.02.1
Possession of weapons0.80.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 36% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
80
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.