Postcode district · Reading
Crime in RG5
How much crime is recorded in RG5, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Wokingham
- Region
- South East
- Population
- 33,629 (2024)
RG5Postcode district · Reading
How safe is RG5
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 15.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in RG5, 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
15.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
34
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).
RG5National
Violence and sexual offences12.823.6
Shoplifting7.28.4
Burglary4.49.1
Anti-social behaviour3.810.7
Other theft2.74.5
Public order2.74.6
Criminal damage and arson2.34.7
Bicycle theft1.51.0
Vehicle crime1.43.5
Drugs0.92.4
Other crime0.91.5
Robbery0.51.4
Theft from the person0.42.1
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 20% 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.