Postcode · Reading
Crime in RG30 3DR
How much crime is recorded in RG30 3DR, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Southcote
- Council
- Reading
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,470 (2024)
RG30 3DRReading
How safe is RG30 3DR
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 18.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the RG30 3DR area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
18.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
35
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 3DRNational
Violence and sexual offences14.323.6
Other theft5.64.5
Anti-social behaviour3.110.7
Public order2.64.6
Vehicle crime2.53.5
Other crime2.41.5
Burglary1.99.1
Criminal damage and arson1.14.7
Possession of weapons0.80.9
Drugs0.72.4
Bicycle theft0.71.0
Shoplifting0.38.4
Theft from the person0.02.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 8% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.