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Crime in RG6 7NS

How much crime is recorded in RG6 7NS, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Neighbourhood
Earley
Council
Wokingham
Region
South East
Neighbourhood population
1,370 (2024)
Crime

How safe is RG6 7NS

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 13.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the RG6 7NS area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 3 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
3/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
13.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
36
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

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 7NSNational
Violence and sexual offences12.023.6
Shoplifting9.78.4
Anti-social behaviour3.410.7
Other theft2.54.5
Public order2.44.6
Criminal damage and arson1.94.7
Other crime1.51.5
Bicycle theft1.51.0
Vehicle crime1.03.5
Robbery0.51.4
Burglary0.29.1
Possession of weapons0.00.9
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat 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.

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