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Crime in RG31 4

How much crime is recorded in RG31 4, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
West Berkshire
Region
South East
Population
9,565 (2024)
Crime

How safe is RG31 4

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 16.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in RG31 4, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
16.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
42
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).

RG31 4National
Shoplifting16.38.4
Violence and sexual offences14.023.6
Anti-social behaviour4.010.7
Public order3.64.6
Burglary3.69.1
Criminal damage and arson3.14.7
Other theft2.44.5
Robbery1.11.4
Vehicle crime1.13.5
Bicycle theft0.61.0
Drugs0.42.4
Other crime0.41.5
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Theft from the person0.22.1
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 18% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
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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