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Crime in RG6 5YS
How much crime is recorded in RG6 5YS, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Lower Earley North
- Council
- Wokingham
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,364 (2024)
RG6 5YSReading
How safe is RG6 5YS
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 7.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the RG6 5YS 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
7.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
28
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 5YSNational
Violence and sexual offences5.923.6
Public order5.04.6
Bicycle theft3.21.0
Shoplifting3.28.4
Other theft3.14.5
Anti-social behaviour2.810.7
Burglary2.49.1
Criminal damage and arson1.74.7
Vehicle crime0.83.5
Other crime0.51.5
Robbery0.41.4
Theft from the person0.42.1
Drugs0.42.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 27% 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.