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Crime in RG30 2UB

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

Neighbourhood
Battle & Caversham Bridge
Council
Reading
Region
South East
Neighbourhood population
2,210 (2024)
Crime

How safe is RG30 2UB

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 25.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the RG30 2UB area, below 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
25.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
45
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 2UBNational
Violence and sexual offences21.823.6
Anti-social behaviour5.510.7
Other theft4.54.5
Criminal damage and arson3.04.7
Public order2.74.6
Burglary1.89.1
Robbery1.51.4
Bicycle theft1.21.0
Vehicle crime1.13.5
Theft from the person0.72.1
Drugs0.72.4
Shoplifting0.68.4
Other crime0.41.5
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat 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.

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