Postcode · Reading
Crime in RG6 6DH
How much crime is recorded in RG6 6DH, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Leighton Park
- Council
- Reading
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,740 (2024)
RG6 6DHReading
How safe is RG6 6DH
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 25.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the RG6 6DH area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
25.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
44
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 6DHNational
Violence and sexual offences21.123.6
Burglary6.09.1
Shoplifting5.68.4
Other theft3.44.5
Criminal damage and arson2.84.7
Vehicle crime2.43.5
Drugs2.42.4
Public order2.14.6
Anti-social behaviour1.110.7
Theft from the person0.32.1
Robbery0.31.4
Possession of weapons0.20.9
Other crime0.21.5
Bicycle theft0.11.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 26% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.