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Crime in RG8 7EA
How much crime is recorded in RG8 7EA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Streatley & Pangbourne
- Council
- West Berkshire
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,589 (2024)
RG8 7EAReading
How safe is RG8 7EA
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 13.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the RG8 7EA area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 3 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
3/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
13.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
35
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).
RG8 7EANational
Violence and sexual offences10.223.6
Shoplifting9.68.4
Burglary7.49.1
Other theft3.74.5
Public order2.84.6
Anti-social behaviour2.110.7
Criminal damage and arson2.14.7
Vehicle crime1.63.5
Bicycle theft0.81.0
Theft from the person0.42.1
Other crime0.41.5
Drugs0.12.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 27% 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.