Side-by-side crime statistics from official UK Police data.
RG1 · Reading
837
crimes in April 2026
Above national average
RG31 · Reading
114
crimes in April 2026
Near national average
Reading has less crime — 114 vs 837 incidents in April 2026.
Reading recorded substantially more crime than Reading in April 2026 — 837 incidents compared to 114, a 7.3x difference. Both areas share Violence & sexual offences as their most common crime type, though Reading records significantly more (269 vs 38 incidents). Both areas sit near the national average, with modest differences in their overall safety profile.
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Based on April 2026 Police data, Reading recorded fewer crimes than Reading — 114 vs 837 incidents. That is 86% fewer crimes. Reading is above the national average.
Both areas share Violence & sexual offences as their top crime category. In April 2026, Reading recorded 269 incidents of this type vs 38 in Reading. Overall, Reading had fewer total crimes (114 vs 837).