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Crime in RG8 8AL
How much crime is recorded in RG8 8AL, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Streatley & Pangbourne
- Council
- West Berkshire
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,699 (2024)
RG8 8ALReading
How safe is RG8 8AL
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 7.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the RG8 8AL area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 1 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
1/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
7.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
14
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 8ALNational
Burglary5.79.1
Violence and sexual offences5.523.6
Criminal damage and arson2.24.7
Public order1.64.6
Anti-social behaviour1.210.7
Other crime1.21.5
Other theft1.24.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 41% 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.