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Crime in RG7 3DB
How much crime is recorded in RG7 3DB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Burghfield Common
- Council
- West Berkshire
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,506 (2024)
RG7 3DBReading
How safe is RG7 3DB
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 15.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the RG7 3DB area, less than half 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
15.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
53
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 3DBNational
Criminal damage and arson16.24.7
Anti-social behaviour11.710.7
Violence and sexual offences11.523.6
Burglary4.69.1
Shoplifting3.08.4
Other crime2.61.5
Other theft2.04.5
Vehicle crime1.23.5
Public order1.24.6
Drugs0.82.4
Robbery0.61.4
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 18% 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.