Postcode · Reading
Crime in RG7 4JN
How much crime is recorded in RG7 4JN, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Mortimer & Aldermaston Wharf
- Council
- West Berkshire
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,446 (2024)
RG7 4JNReading
How safe is RG7 4JN
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 25.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the RG7 4JN area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
25.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
45
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 4JNNational
Burglary17.49.1
Violence and sexual offences14.223.6
Vehicle crime6.93.5
Criminal damage and arson5.74.7
Other theft4.14.5
Anti-social behaviour3.210.7
Drugs2.02.4
Public order1.54.6
Shoplifting0.88.4
Other crime0.81.5
Bicycle theft0.71.0
Robbery0.41.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 6% 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.