Postcode · Reading
Crime in RG30 4BL
How much crime is recorded in RG30 4BL, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Norcot South
- Council
- Reading
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,547 (2024)
RG30 4BLReading
How safe is RG30 4BL
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 74.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the RG30 4BL area, more than double the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 9 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
9/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
74.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
130
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 4BLNational
Violence and sexual offences64.523.6
Public order13.84.6
Criminal damage and arson12.04.7
Anti-social behaviour10.010.7
Other theft7.44.5
Burglary6.59.1
Shoplifting4.78.4
Vehicle crime3.93.5
Other crime2.91.5
Robbery2.81.4
Drugs2.72.4
Theft from the person1.32.1
Bicycle theft1.01.0
Possession of weapons0.90.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 17% 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.