Around average
IMD England
High · 23.1 per 1k
Crime · Jun '26
South East
Region
Live
Status
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Coordinates & Location for RG1 2LR
Postcode
RG1 2LR
Coordinates
51.4538, -0.9732
Grid reference
SU714732
Easting
471,440
Northing
173,260
Region
South East
Plus Code
9C3XF23G+GP
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Reading
Travel to Work
Reading
ITL Region
Reading
National Park
Non-National Park
Deprivation Index(IMD)
IMD England — Index of Multiple Deprivation
Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.
13924
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 13924 out of 32,844 lower layer super output areas in England. N/A for Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland as this postcode is in England.
Property sales (Land Registry)
England & WalesPolice Recorded Crime near RG1 2LR
England & WalesCrime trends · near RG1 2LR
Counts are for Abbey electoral ward, not a 1-mile police.uk street search around this postcode.
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJul '24 – Jun '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
115
YoY stable
16012284
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
29
YoY +26%
433322
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
12
YoY stable
21122
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
8
YoY —
19124
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
14
YoY +17%
30198
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Notable spike detected in secondary categories
Shoplifting
96
YoY +75%
1026935
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.30.3%
Other White20.5%
Indian19.2%
Chinese6.0%
Other ethnic group: Arab4.8%
+ 7 other groups · 19.1%
Religion
No religion34.8%
Christian31.6%
Hindu15.7%
Muslim7.6%
Not answered6.8%
+ 1 other religions · 3.4%
Age groups
25–3431.4%
35–4925.2%
50–6411.1%
20–2410.4%
≤45.1%
+ 6 other age groups · 16.9%
Households
Other39.2%
Cohabiting couple family: No children14.2%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children12.9%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children9.8%
Any member 66+9.4%
+ 4 other households · 14.6%
Administrative Information
Reading
Local Authority
Council AreaReading Central E14001438
Constituency
E14001438Thames Valley
Police Force
England
Ward
Abbey
Constituency code
E14001438
EU Electoral Region
South East
Parish
Reading, unparished area
International Territorial Level
Reading
Health & NHS
South Central
Health Authority
Serving (pseudo) England (UA/MD/LB)
NHS EnglandThames Valley
Cancer Alliance
National
Health Authority
South Central
NHS Region
South East
Integrated Care Board
NHS Thames Valley Integrated Care Board
Primary Care Org
Berkshire West
Sub ICB Location
NHS Thames Valley ICB - 15A
Cancer Alliance
Thames Valley
Statistical Areas
LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
Reading 020B E01033420
E01033420MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Reading 020 E02006940
E02006940LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Reading 011H E01033420
E01033420MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Reading 011 E02003399
E02003399Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – less sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 5
2011 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban city and town C1
2021 Classification
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1
Sun & Time Information
5:43 AM
Sunrise
6:13 PM
Sunset
12 hours 30 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
5:43 AM
Sunset (today)
6:13 PM
Daylight duration
12 hours 30 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
August 1992
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~34 years
Active Duration
1992 -> PresentAugust 1992 — Introduced
Postcode RG1 2LR introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – less sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 5
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban city and town C1. IMD England rank: 13924
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01033420 and MSOA E02006940 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode RG1 2LR is currently active and in use.
First introduced
August 1992
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~34 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
Schools near RG1 2LR
Open schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 17%
RWM expected
64%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 22%
RWM expected
67%
All-throughIndependentMixed · Ages 3–16FSM 0%
Secondary with sixth formStateGirls · Ages 11–18FSM 9%
Attainment 8
84.0
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 16%
RWM expected
84%
All-throughIndependentGirls · Ages 3–18FSM 0%
Attainment 8
27.6
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 21%
RWM expected
72%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 30%
RWM expected
86%
Secondary with sixth formIndependentMixed · Ages 11–17FSM 0%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 5–7FSM 8%
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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