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Crime in RG6 5GL
How much crime is recorded in RG6 5GL, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Shinfield
- Council
- Wokingham
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,272 (2024)
RG6 5GLReading
How safe is RG6 5GL
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 12.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the RG6 5GL area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 3 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
3/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
12.0
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 5GLNational
Shoplifting13.38.4
Violence and sexual offences9.623.6
Public order4.24.6
Anti-social behaviour4.010.7
Burglary4.09.1
Other theft2.94.5
Drugs1.62.4
Criminal damage and arson1.44.7
Bicycle theft1.21.0
Vehicle crime1.23.5
Robbery0.11.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 17% 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.