Postcode district · Reading
Crime in RG7
How much crime is recorded in RG7, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- West Berkshire
- Region
- South East
- Population
- 51,670 (2024)
RG7Postcode district · Reading
How safe is RG7
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 16.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in RG7, 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
16.1
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).
RG7National
Violence and sexual offences12.023.6
Burglary9.29.1
Anti-social behaviour5.310.7
Shoplifting4.58.4
Criminal damage and arson3.84.7
Other theft3.14.5
Public order2.54.6
Vehicle crime1.83.5
Other crime1.11.5
Drugs0.82.4
Bicycle theft0.71.0
Robbery0.41.4
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Theft from the person0.22.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 7% 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.