Postcode · Reading
Crime in RG30 6DU
How much crime is recorded in RG30 6DU, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Norcot North
- Council
- Reading
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,778 (2024)
How safe is RG30 6DU
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 32.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the RG30 6DU area, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
32.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
55
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 6DUNational
Violence and sexual offences23.623.6
Burglary7.89.1
Anti-social behaviour6.810.7
Vehicle crime6.03.5
Criminal damage and arson5.84.7
Other theft4.44.5
Public order3.24.6
Possession of weapons1.10.9
Drugs0.72.4
Other crime0.51.5
Theft from the person0.42.1
Bicycle theft0.21.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 84% 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.