Postcode · Reading
Crime in RG6 4ER
How much crime is recorded in RG6 4ER, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Lower Earley South
- Council
- Wokingham
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,520 (2024)
RG6 4ERReading
How safe is RG6 4ER
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 18.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the RG6 4ER 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
18.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
31
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 4ERNational
Violence and sexual offences14.623.6
Anti-social behaviour3.910.7
Vehicle crime3.03.5
Shoplifting2.38.4
Public order2.04.6
Criminal damage and arson1.64.7
Other theft1.44.5
Drugs0.92.4
Burglary0.79.1
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Other crime0.41.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 40% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.