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Crime in RG7 3LU

How much crime is recorded in RG7 3LU, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Neighbourhood
Burghfield Common
Council
West Berkshire
Region
South East
Neighbourhood population
1,735 (2024)
Crime

How safe is RG7 3LU

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 18.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the RG7 3LU 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
18.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
80
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 3LUNational
Shoplifting30.18.4
Violence and sexual offences15.423.6
Anti-social behaviour15.110.7
Criminal damage and arson9.44.7
Burglary5.99.1
Public order3.64.6
Other theft2.44.5
Vehicle crime0.93.5
Other crime0.81.5
Drugs0.42.4
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat 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.

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