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Crime in RG30 6BX

How much crime is recorded in RG30 6BX, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Neighbourhood
Norcot North
Council
Reading
Region
South East
Neighbourhood population
2,003 (2024)
Crime

How safe is RG30 6BX

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 56.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the RG30 6BX area, well above 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
56.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
121
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

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 6BXNational
Violence and sexual offences43.823.6
Shoplifting23.38.4
Burglary17.89.1
Public order11.64.6
Other theft9.54.5
Criminal damage and arson8.34.7
Anti-social behaviour7.110.7
Vehicle crime5.83.5
Robbery2.21.4
Drugs1.62.4
Theft from the person1.22.1
Bicycle theft1.11.0
Other crime0.91.5
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat 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.

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