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Crime in RG7 6PG
How much crime is recorded in RG7 6PG, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Thatcham South East & Bradfield
- Council
- West Berkshire
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,567 (2024)
RG7 6PGReading
How safe is RG7 6PG
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 16.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the RG7 6PG 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
16.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
36
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 6PGNational
Burglary21.89.1
Violence and sexual offences9.423.6
Anti-social behaviour6.510.7
Criminal damage and arson5.14.7
Other theft2.74.5
Public order2.44.6
Drugs1.42.4
Other crime1.21.5
Vehicle crime0.73.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 102% 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.