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Crime in RG7 2AS
How much crime is recorded in RG7 2AS, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Mortimer & Aldermaston Wharf
- Council
- West Berkshire
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,023 (2024)
RG7 2ASReading
How safe is RG7 2AS
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 18.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the RG7 2AS 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
18.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
46
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 2ASNational
Burglary13.59.1
Violence and sexual offences11.923.6
Shoplifting10.18.4
Anti-social behaviour7.610.7
Criminal damage and arson6.54.7
Vehicle crime2.03.5
Other theft1.64.5
Public order1.34.6
Other crime0.81.5
Robbery0.31.4
Possession of weapons0.10.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 34% 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.