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Crime in RG6 1DB
How much crime is recorded in RG6 1DB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Earley
- Council
- Wokingham
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,645 (2024)
RG6 1DBReading
How safe is RG6 1DB
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 18.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the RG6 1DB area, 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
18.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
33
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).
RG6 1DBNational
Violence and sexual offences16.923.6
Anti-social behaviour4.910.7
Burglary3.89.1
Other theft2.84.5
Drugs2.42.4
Public order1.84.6
Criminal damage and arson1.44.7
Vehicle crime1.03.5
Theft from the person0.52.1
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Other crime0.21.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 6% 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.