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Crime in RG31 5

How much crime is recorded in RG31 5, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Reading
Region
South East
Population
17,407 (2024)
Crime

How safe is RG31 5

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 17.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in RG31 5, 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
17.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
50
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 5National
Shoplifting29.68.4
Violence and sexual offences13.123.6
Burglary6.19.1
Anti-social behaviour4.510.7
Public order3.04.6
Other theft2.84.5
Criminal damage and arson2.44.7
Vehicle crime2.23.5
Robbery1.81.4
Other crime1.01.5
Drugs0.82.4
Bicycle theft0.71.0
Theft from the person0.22.1
Possession of weapons0.20.9
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 33% 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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