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Crime in RG7 5NP
How much crime is recorded in RG7 5NP, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Theale & Beenham
- Council
- West Berkshire
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,238 (2024)
RG7 5NPReading
How safe is RG7 5NP
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 16.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the RG7 5NP 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
16.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
27
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 5NPNational
Violence and sexual offences12.823.6
Burglary6.89.1
Anti-social behaviour2.710.7
Criminal damage and arson2.44.7
Public order2.44.6
Vehicle crime1.63.5
Drugs1.62.4
Other theft1.34.5
Other crime0.41.5
Robbery0.21.4
Shoplifting0.18.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 21% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.