Postcode · Reading
Crime in RG30 3PX
How much crime is recorded in RG30 3PX, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Southcote
- Council
- Reading
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,583 (2024)
RG30 3PXReading
How safe is RG30 3PX
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 44.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the RG30 3PX 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
44.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
107
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 3PXNational
Violence and sexual offences38.323.6
Anti-social behaviour20.410.7
Public order10.54.6
Other theft8.64.5
Shoplifting8.18.4
Criminal damage and arson7.44.7
Burglary4.59.1
Drugs4.02.4
Other crime2.81.5
Robbery2.71.4
Vehicle crime1.23.5
Possession of weapons1.10.9
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Theft from the person0.22.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 47% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
80
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.