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Crime in RG7 3AX
How much crime is recorded in RG7 3AX, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Mortimer & Aldermaston Wharf
- Council
- West Berkshire
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,705 (2024)
RG7 3AXReading
How safe is RG7 3AX
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 22.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the RG7 3AX area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
22.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
71
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 3AXNational
Shoplifting16.38.4
Burglary15.69.1
Violence and sexual offences15.423.6
Anti-social behaviour14.810.7
Criminal damage and arson8.94.7
Public order3.74.6
Other theft3.04.5
Vehicle crime2.43.5
Drugs0.92.4
Other crime0.91.5
Bicycle theft0.21.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 25% 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.