Postcode · Reading
Crime in RG7 1RL
How much crime is recorded in RG7 1RL, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Spencers Wood & Swallowfield
- Council
- Wokingham
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,425 (2024)
RG7 1RLReading
How safe is RG7 1RL
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 10.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the RG7 1RL area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 2 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
2/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
10.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
21
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 1RLNational
Burglary8.79.1
Violence and sexual offences7.223.6
Anti-social behaviour5.210.7
Other theft2.24.5
Vehicle crime1.13.5
Public order1.14.6
Criminal damage and arson0.94.7
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Drugs0.32.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 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.