Postcode · Reading
Crime in RG6 1LD
How much crime is recorded in RG6 1LD, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Palmer Park
- Council
- Reading
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,684 (2024)
RG6 1LDReading
How safe is RG6 1LD
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 40.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the RG6 1LD area, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
40.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
88
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 1LDNational
Violence and sexual offences31.223.6
Other theft12.04.5
Burglary10.19.1
Public order8.34.6
Anti-social behaviour7.210.7
Shoplifting5.78.4
Criminal damage and arson5.44.7
Bicycle theft4.41.0
Vehicle crime3.63.5
Drugs2.62.4
Robbery2.01.4
Other crime2.01.5
Possession of weapons1.70.9
Theft from the person0.02.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 39% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.