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Crime in RG7 1AT
How much crime is recorded in RG7 1AT, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Spencers Wood & Swallowfield
- Council
- Wokingham
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,967 (2024)
RG7 1ATReading
How safe is RG7 1AT
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 12.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the RG7 1AT 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
12.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
26
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).
RG7 1ATNational
Violence and sexual offences11.223.6
Public order3.14.6
Anti-social behaviour3.110.7
Other theft2.84.5
Criminal damage and arson2.14.7
Burglary1.59.1
Other crime1.41.5
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Vehicle crime0.43.5
Shoplifting0.48.4
Theft from the person0.32.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 16% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.