Postcode · Reading
Crime in RG30 2RU
How much crime is recorded in RG30 2RU, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Norcot South
- Council
- Reading
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,830 (2024)
How safe is RG30 2RU
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 28.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the RG30 2RU 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
28.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
59
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 2RUNational
Violence and sexual offences22.023.6
Anti-social behaviour9.810.7
Burglary8.39.1
Public order7.74.6
Other theft5.94.5
Criminal damage and arson4.24.7
Vehicle crime2.73.5
Bicycle theft1.81.0
Other crime1.01.5
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Shoplifting0.48.4
Robbery0.41.4
Drugs0.32.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 25% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.