Postcode · Reading
Crime in RG30 4JF
How much crime is recorded in RG30 4JF, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Southcote
- Council
- Reading
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,470 (2024)
How safe is RG30 4JF
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 30.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the RG30 4JF area, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
30.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
68
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 4JFNational
Violence and sexual offences20.923.6
Shoplifting9.38.4
Anti-social behaviour9.210.7
Burglary8.39.1
Other theft5.64.5
Vehicle crime4.63.5
Criminal damage and arson4.04.7
Public order3.74.6
Other crime3.21.5
Drugs1.72.4
Robbery1.21.4
Bicycle theft0.61.0
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Theft from the person0.22.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 32% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.