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Crime in RG6 7LT
How much crime is recorded in RG6 7LT, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Lower Earley North
- Council
- Wokingham
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,535 (2024)
RG6 7LTReading
How safe is RG6 7LT
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 8.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the RG6 7LT 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
8.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
16
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 7LTNational
Violence and sexual offences7.323.6
Anti-social behaviour3.010.7
Burglary2.89.1
Public order1.64.6
Other theft1.14.5
Criminal damage and arson0.94.7
Vehicle crime0.53.5
Other crime0.21.5
Robbery0.11.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 8% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.