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Crime in RG7 1BA

How much crime is recorded in RG7 1BA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Neighbourhood
Spencers Wood & Swallowfield
Council
Wokingham
Region
South East
Neighbourhood population
1,908 (2024)
Crime

How safe is RG7 1BA

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 12.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the RG7 1BA 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
12.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
35
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).

RG7 1BANational
Violence and sexual offences9.923.6
Other theft7.64.5
Criminal damage and arson4.54.7
Anti-social behaviour3.410.7
Shoplifting3.28.4
Public order3.14.6
Burglary3.09.1
Vehicle crime0.93.5
Robbery0.91.4
Other crime0.31.5
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Bicycle theft0.21.0
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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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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