Postcode · Reading
Crime in RG30 3AW
How much crime is recorded in RG30 3AW, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Southcote
- Council
- Reading
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,160 (2024)
How safe is RG30 3AW
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 49.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the RG30 3AW 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
49.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
81
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 3AWNational
Violence and sexual offences41.923.6
Anti-social behaviour7.110.7
Public order6.14.6
Other theft6.04.5
Vehicle crime4.93.5
Other crime4.11.5
Burglary3.59.1
Criminal damage and arson2.84.7
Bicycle theft2.31.0
Drugs1.92.4
Theft from the person0.92.1
Robbery0.71.4
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Shoplifting0.28.4
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.