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Crime in RG30 2NP

How much crime is recorded in RG30 2NP, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Neighbourhood
Norcot South
Council
Reading
Region
South East
Neighbourhood population
1,594 (2024)
Crime

How safe is RG30 2NP

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 29.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the RG30 2NP area, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
29.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
56
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

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 2NPNational
Violence and sexual offences23.423.6
Other theft6.54.5
Drugs5.72.4
Burglary5.39.1
Criminal damage and arson5.24.7
Anti-social behaviour4.410.7
Vehicle crime3.63.5
Public order2.74.6
Other crime1.31.5
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Robbery0.61.4
Shoplifting0.28.4
Bicycle theft0.11.0
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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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.

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