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Crime in RG8 8EE
How much crime is recorded in RG8 8EE, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Purley on Thames
- Council
- West Berkshire
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,704 (2024)
RG8 8EEReading
How safe is RG8 8EE
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 14.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the RG8 8EE 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
14.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
30
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 8EENational
Violence and sexual offences11.823.6
Anti-social behaviour6.010.7
Burglary3.89.1
Criminal damage and arson2.84.7
Other crime2.31.5
Other theft2.04.5
Public order1.84.6
Vehicle crime0.83.5
Bicycle theft0.71.0
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Drugs0.12.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 48% 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.