Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.
26173
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 26173 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.
Police Recorded Crime near RG31 5BD
Crime trends · near RG31 5BD
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearApr '24 – Mar '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
18
YoY +80%
ASB
4
YoY -43%
Vehicle Crime
1
YoY stable
Burglary
1
YoY -67%
Criminal damage
4
YoY stable
⚑ Notable spike detected in secondary categories
Shoplifting
80
YoY +344%
Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Mar '26
2 of 5 key categories improving · shoplifting up sharply · violent crime rising
121
incidents · Mar '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
Total residents: 1,490
White Brit.81.2%
Other White3.8%
Indian3.0%
Pakistani2.8%
Caribbean1.7%
+ 3 other groups · 7.5%
Religion
Total residents: 1,496
Christian51.8%
No religion36.6%
Not answered4.5%
Muslim3.3%
Hindu2.0%
+ other · 1.8%
Age groups
Total residents: 1,487
50–6420.2%
35–4919.2%
65–7410.0%
25–349.7%
75–849.1%
+ 6 other age groups · 31.9%
Households
Total households: 632
Any member 66+21.8%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children14.1%
All members 66+12.5%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children10.1%
Other9.0%
+ 7 other households · 32.4%
Administrative Information
Reading
Local Authority
Council Area
Reading West and Mid Berkshire E14001439
Constituency
E14001439
Thames Valley
Police Force
Scotland-wide
Ward
Tilehurst
Constituency code
E14001439
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 Scotland
Thames Valley
Cancer Alliance
National
Health Authority
South Central
NHS Region
South East
Integrated Care Board
NHS Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire and Berkshire West Integrated Care Board
Primary Care Org
Berkshire West
Sub ICB Location
NHS Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire and Berkshire West ICB - 15A
Cancer Alliance
Thames Valley
Statistical Areas
LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
Reading 005E E01016432
E01016432
MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Reading 005 E02003393
E02003393
LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Reading 005E E01016432
E01016432
MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Reading 005 E02003393
E02003393
Urban: 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
4:17 AM
Sunrise
7:43 PM
Sunset
10 hours 28 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
4:17 AM
Sunset (today)
7:43 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 28 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
July 1995
First Introduced
Active from
Not terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated
~31 years
Active Duration
1995 -> Present
July 1995 — Introduced
Postcode RG31 5BD 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: 26173
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01016432 and MSOA E02003393 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode RG31 5BD is currently active and in use.
First introduced
July 1995
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~31 years
Last updated
2026-02-01
Current status
Live
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