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Crime in RG6 7NW
How much crime is recorded in RG6 7NW, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Earley
- Council
- Wokingham
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,717 (2024)
RG6 7NWReading
How safe is RG6 7NW
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 22.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the RG6 7NW area, well 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
22.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
37
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 7NWNational
Violence and sexual offences19.523.6
Burglary4.89.1
Public order4.14.6
Anti-social behaviour3.910.7
Criminal damage and arson2.44.7
Other theft1.64.5
Bicycle theft1.21.0
Possession of weapons0.80.9
Vehicle crime0.73.5
Shoplifting0.68.4
Theft from the person0.42.1
Drugs0.42.4
Other crime0.11.5
Robbery0.01.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 12% 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.