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Crime in RG6 3BJ
How much crime is recorded in RG6 3BJ, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Lower Earley North
- Council
- Wokingham
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,398 (2024)
RG6 3BJReading
How safe is RG6 3BJ
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 5.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the RG6 3BJ area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 1 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
1/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
5.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
14
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 3BJNational
Violence and sexual offences4.823.6
Other theft2.84.5
Burglary2.09.1
Anti-social behaviour1.510.7
Public order1.24.6
Other crime1.01.5
Drugs0.72.4
Criminal damage and arson0.64.7
Shoplifting0.38.4
Vehicle crime0.33.5
Robbery0.11.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 71% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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20
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.