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Crime in RG6 1FJ
How much crime is recorded in RG6 1FJ, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Southlake
- Council
- Wokingham
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,224 (2024)
How safe is RG6 1FJ
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 10.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the RG6 1FJ area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 2 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
2/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
10.2
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).
RG6 1FJNational
Shoplifting12.48.4
Violence and sexual offences8.223.6
Anti-social behaviour3.710.7
Public order2.44.6
Other theft1.64.5
Criminal damage and arson1.34.7
Burglary1.39.1
Drugs1.12.4
Vehicle crime1.03.5
Bicycle theft0.71.0
Other crime0.41.5
Robbery0.31.4
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.