Postcode · Reading
Crime in RG30 6UL
How much crime is recorded in RG30 6UL, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Norcot North
- Council
- Reading
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,578 (2024)
RG30 6ULReading
How safe is RG30 6UL
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 27.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the RG30 6UL area, below 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
27.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
48
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 6ULNational
Violence and sexual offences24.923.6
Anti-social behaviour5.910.7
Public order5.34.6
Burglary3.89.1
Other theft3.14.5
Criminal damage and arson2.74.7
Drugs1.92.4
Vehicle crime1.33.5
Theft from the person0.72.1
Bicycle theft0.61.0
Other crime0.21.5
Shoplifting0.28.4
Possession of weapons0.10.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 7% 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.