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Crime in RG6 5UH
How much crime is recorded in RG6 5UH, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Shinfield
- Council
- Wokingham
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,432 (2024)
RG6 5UHReading
How safe is RG6 5UH
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 22.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the RG6 5UH 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
22.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
43
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 5UHNational
Violence and sexual offences19.523.6
Anti-social behaviour9.910.7
Criminal damage and arson4.34.7
Other theft2.84.5
Vehicle crime2.33.5
Burglary1.79.1
Public order1.64.6
Drugs1.02.4
Theft from the person0.52.1
Other crime0.51.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 33% 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.