Postcode · Reading
Crime in RG6 7RH
How much crime is recorded in RG6 7RH, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Lower Earley North
- Council
- Wokingham
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,941 (2024)
RG6 7RHReading
How safe is RG6 7RH
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 15.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the RG6 7RH area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
15.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
60
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 7RHNational
Shoplifting26.98.4
Burglary12.29.1
Violence and sexual offences11.523.6
Bicycle theft5.11.0
Other theft4.04.5
Criminal damage and arson3.74.7
Vehicle crime2.23.5
Anti-social behaviour1.710.7
Public order1.74.6
Theft from the person0.82.1
Robbery0.71.4
Other crime0.61.5
Drugs0.22.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 24% 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.