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Crime in RG30 3UL
How much crime is recorded in RG30 3UL, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Burghfield Common
- Council
- West Berkshire
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,431 (2024)
RG30 3ULReading
How safe is RG30 3UL
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 22.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the RG30 3UL area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
22.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
44
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 3ULNational
Burglary15.19.1
Violence and sexual offences11.323.6
Vehicle crime8.03.5
Public order4.44.6
Criminal damage and arson3.74.7
Other theft3.64.5
Anti-social behaviour3.410.7
Shoplifting2.58.4
Other crime1.51.5
Drugs1.12.4
Robbery0.81.4
Theft from the person0.32.1
Bicycle theft0.21.0
Possession of weapons0.00.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 29% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.