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Reading

EnglandSouth EastReading
LOCAL AUTHORITY
Avg IMD
Around average
Population
174,110
Households
67,717
Crimes · May '26
1,708 · 9.8 per 1k
67,717
Households
White Brit. · 54%
Ethnicity
Christian · 40%
Religion
Around average
Avg IMD
1,708 · 9.8 per 1k
Crimes · May '26
£351,545
Median property price
3,793
Postcodes
67,717
Households
White Brit. · 54%
Ethnicity
Christian · 40%
Religion
Around average
Avg IMD
1,708 · 9.8 per 1k
Crimes · May '26
£351,545
Median property price
3,793
Postcodes

Overview of Reading

Coordinates51.4532, -0.9814
Postcodes
3,793
Population (Census)
174,110
Households (Census)
67,717
Recorded crime · May '26
1,708 · 9.8 per 1k

Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Reading

Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
Around average
Mean decile 5.41 (1 = most deprived, 10 = least)
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Overall this area reads as Around average on relative deprivation, with a mean IMD decile of 5.41 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).

Sold prices in Reading

Property sales · Reading
HM Land Registry · Reading
Average price
£368,739
YoY: -3.2%
Median price: £354,577
View district RG30
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Recent sale price trend
Jun '24 – May '26May '26: 41 sales · avg £346,182
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£404k£373k£343k
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26

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Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Police Recorded Crime in Reading

Crime trends · Reading
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJun '24 – May '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
598489379
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
581
YoY +12%
ASB
20114997
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
172
YoY stable
Vehicle Crime
1077440
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
64
YoY -37%
Burglary
754923
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
44
YoY -20%
Criminal damage
1179369
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
92
YoY stable
Notable spike detected in secondary categories
Robbery
402611
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
40
YoY +67%
Shoplifting
313231148
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
313
YoY +32%
Public Order
14911478
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
149
YoY +21%

2 of 5 key categories improving · robbery up sharply · violent crime rising

1,708
incidents · May '26

Demographics in Reading

Ethnicity

Total residents: 174,140
White Brit.53.5%
Other White12.1%
Indian6.2%
Pakistani4.8%
Other Asian4.6%
+ 8 other groups · 18.9%

Religion

Total residents: 174,234
Christian39.6%
No religion36.3%
Muslim8.9%
Not answered6.9%
Hindu5.0%
+ 1 other religions · 3.2%

Age groups

Total residents: 174,110
35–4922.2%
25–3417.3%
50–6415.8%
20–248.4%
10–157.0%
+ 6 other age groups · 29.2%

Households

Total households: 67,717
Other19.3%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children16.3%
Any member 66+9.2%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children8.9%
Other, including all full-time students and all aged 66 years and over8.1%
+ 8 other households · 38.3%