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Crime in RG5 4DG
How much crime is recorded in RG5 4DG, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Southlake
- Council
- Wokingham
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,668 (2024)
RG5 4DGReading
How safe is RG5 4DG
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 13.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the RG5 4DG area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 3 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
3/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
13.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
23
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).
RG5 4DGNational
Violence and sexual offences10.423.6
Burglary4.99.1
Criminal damage and arson2.34.7
Anti-social behaviour2.310.7
Public order1.74.6
Drugs1.62.4
Other theft1.04.5
Robbery1.01.4
Vehicle crime0.83.5
Theft from the person0.42.1
Other crime0.01.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 38% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.