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Crime in RG30 3BJ
How much crime is recorded in RG30 3BJ, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Southcote
- Council
- Reading
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,370 (2024)
RG30 3BJReading
How safe is RG30 3BJ
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 110.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the RG30 3BJ area, more than double the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 10 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
10/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
110.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
181
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 3BJNational
Violence and sexual offences104.523.6
Public order16.24.6
Other theft15.44.5
Criminal damage and arson13.64.7
Anti-social behaviour10.710.7
Shoplifting7.68.4
Burglary4.39.1
Robbery3.31.4
Drugs3.32.4
Theft from the person2.52.1
Other crime1.51.5
Vehicle crime1.43.5
Bicycle theft0.71.0
Possession of weapons0.00.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 42% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
25
50
75
100
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.