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Crime in RG6 5QL
How much crime is recorded in RG6 5QL, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Lower Earley North
- Council
- Wokingham
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,428 (2024)
RG6 5QLReading
How safe is RG6 5QL
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 8.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the RG6 5QL area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 2 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
2/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
8.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
13
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 5QLNational
Violence and sexual offences6.623.6
Burglary1.99.1
Vehicle crime1.23.5
Anti-social behaviour1.110.7
Other crime1.01.5
Criminal damage and arson1.04.7
Other theft0.64.5
Public order0.64.6
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 44% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
2
5
8
10
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.