Postcode · Reading
Crime in RG8 7RL
How much crime is recorded in RG8 7RL, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Goring, Woodcote & Whitchurch
- Council
- South Oxfordshire
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,428 (2024)
RG8 7RLReading
How safe is RG8 7RL
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 9.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the RG8 7RL area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 2 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
2/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
9.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
21
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 7RLNational
Burglary11.19.1
Violence and sexual offences6.023.6
Public order3.04.6
Criminal damage and arson2.74.7
Anti-social behaviour2.410.7
Other theft1.54.5
Bicycle theft1.41.0
Other crime1.01.5
Vehicle crime0.33.5
Possession of weapons0.10.9
Robbery0.11.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 10% 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.