Postcode sector · Reading
Crime in RG30 9
How much crime is recorded in RG30 9, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Reading
- Region
- South East
- Population
- 3,274 (2024)
How safe is RG30 9
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 31.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in RG30 9, 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
31.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
60
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 9National
Violence and sexual offences21.423.6
Burglary15.69.1
Anti-social behaviour8.710.7
Vehicle crime6.03.5
Public order5.94.6
Other theft4.04.5
Shoplifting3.38.4
Criminal damage and arson3.04.7
Robbery1.51.4
Other crime1.11.5
Drugs1.12.4
Bicycle theft0.91.0
Theft from the person0.32.1
Possession of weapons0.00.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 40% 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.