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Crime in RG6 4DP
How much crime is recorded in RG6 4DP, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Lower Earley South
- Council
- Wokingham
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,436 (2024)
RG6 4DPReading
How safe is RG6 4DP
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 22.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the RG6 4DP area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
22.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
41
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 4DPNational
Violence and sexual offences16.223.6
Vehicle crime6.03.5
Anti-social behaviour5.510.7
Other theft4.54.5
Public order3.04.6
Criminal damage and arson2.44.7
Other crime1.41.5
Burglary0.79.1
Bicycle theft0.71.0
Drugs0.52.4
Shoplifting0.28.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 11% 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.