Crap Towns / Reading / Crime

How much crime is there in Reading?

The police recorded 95.7 crimes per 1,000 people a year in Reading from September 2023 to August 2026, 26% higher than the typical town's 76.2. The most common was violence and sexual offences, at 37.3. In the 12 months to August 2026 it was 97.1, up from 95.7 in the 12 months to August 2024.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
September 2023 to August 2024	95.7	78.6
September 2024 to August 2025	94.2	77.4
September 2025 to August 2026	97.1	73.7

**By type**
Crime	Here	Typical town
Violence and sexual offences	37.3	34.1
Shoplifting	15.2	7.1
Other theft	8.5	5.4
Public order	8.2	6.6
Criminal damage and arson	6.8	7.0
Vehicle crime	5.2	3.8
Burglary	3.4	3.1
Drugs	2.7	2.4
Bicycle theft	2.4	0.5
Theft from the person	1.8	0.4
Other crime	1.7	2.0
Robbery	1.5	0.6
Possession of weapons	0.8	0.8

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Crimes per 1,000 people a year
Reading	–	95.7
Henley-on-Thames	10.8 km	62.0
Shinfield	3.9 km	61.1
Burghfield Common	8.8 km	51.4
Caversham	4.1 km	44.6
Wokingham	9.6 km	43.7
Winnersh	5.9 km	42.0
Spencers Wood and Three Mile Cross	5.1 km	37.6
Woodley	4.4 km	35.0
Twyford	8.3 km	34.7
Sonning Common	8.7 km	31.9
The typical town	–	76.2