Reading

At a glance, population and employment estimates for Reading.

Population: 160,337
People in Employment: 86,455 (71.8%)
People Inactive: 28,180 (23.4%)
People Unemployed: 5,745 (4.8%)
Number Of Jobs: 65k
Median Salary: £30,925
Mean Salary: £36,019

Crime Statistics

You can view the number of crimes per crime type for this year and the previous. You can also see the trend for each crime type, which shows if crimes committed are getting better, worse or no change.

We also list all of the parliamentary wards for Reading. You'll be able to see the crimes for this year so far and also how many crimes per 1000 people.

If you need to see crimes on a street level, you can use the interactive crime map which shows you crimes and their outcome.

Crime rate by type in Reading for 2024

Readings most common type of crime is: Violence and sexual offences. In 2023 there were 8,571 crimes and in 2022 there were 8,548 crimes. Which is an increase of 23 crimes.

Crime Type	Previous Year	Crimes This Year	Trend vs previous year
Violence and sexual offences	8,571	577	Getting Better
Anti-social behaviour	2,145	198	Getting Better
Other theft	2,164	130	Getting Better
Public order	2,228	117	Getting Better
Shoplifting	1,551	115	Getting Better
Vehicle crime	1,533	108	Getting Better
Criminal damage and arson	1,669	98	Getting Better
Burglary	1,124	48	Getting Better
Drugs	486	45	Getting Better
Bicycle theft	757	36	Getting Better
Theft from the person	536	29	Getting Better
Other crime	303	16	Getting Better
Possession of weapons	191	14	Getting Better
Robbery	251	9	Getting Better

Number of crimes for Electoral Wards in Reading

Think of Electoral Wards as the boundaries your local councillors represent in your area. Electoral Wards will help you get a better picture of how much crime takes place in and around the places you live.

Abbey has the highest crime rate of all the wards in Reading, with 3135 crimes and 202 crimes per 1000 people. Whilst Whitley has 0 crimes and 0 crimes per 1000 people.

Name	Crimes in 2024	Crimes per 1000 people
Church	117	10
Thames	15	5
Abbey	0	0
Battle	0	0
Caversham	0	0
Caversham Heights	0	0
Coley	0	0
Emmer Green	0	0
Katesgrove	0	0
Kentwood	0	0
Norcot	0	0
Park	0	0
Redlands	0	0
Southcote	0	0
Tilehurst	0	0
Whitley	0	0

Crime map for Reading

Showing crimes from the beginning of the year up until 2024-07. Each Marker on the map represents a crime. Click on the marker to find out more about the crime. Please note, all crime locations are approximate.

Housing Statistics

View average house prices by year. We show property prices from 2010 up until the current year. You can also see property prices over time using our interactive chart.

Average property prices by year for Reading

The average property price in Reading is higher than the £290,000 UK average. This could indicate a property shortage in the area pushing prices up or that the average household income in Reading is higher than average. Building and selling properties in Reading could be more profitable.

Year	Avg. Detached Price	Avg. Semi-Detached Price	Avg. Terraced Price	Avg. Flat Price
2023	£699,173.36	£430,372.32	£337,039.99	£226,554.49
2022	£677,083.80	£416,497.78	£327,308.23	£218,996.86
2021	£623,988.67	£383,560.54	£303,222.83	£210,755.89
2020	£591,635.99	£367,191.75	£290,619.03	£208,581.76
2019	£593,005.43	£368,680.12	£291,924.85	£215,034.19
2018	£609,623.44	£377,930.18	£300,030.42	£224,782.81
2017	£615,875.41	£380,351.50	£303,431.39	£231,001.76
2016	£599,965.08	£370,815.83	£295,988.79	£221,958.07
2015	£521,930.32	£322,166.67	£258,389.58	£192,778.19
2014	£461,664.42	£285,538.88	£229,988.13	£171,771.51
2013	£416,716.70	£256,037.40	£206,524.74	£155,028.74
2012	£398,479.11	£245,221.16	£197,899.57	£150,028.53
2011	£389,533.82	£237,348.20	£191,033.34	£147,005.22
2010	£384,771.11	£236,795.67	£191,658.53	£147,972.15

Property prices over time for Reading

Showing crimes from 2010 up until July 2024. You can use the interactive chart to zoom in on a timeframe to see greater detail.

Employment and Annual Salary information for Reading

The median salary in Reading is £30,925 and the mean salary in Reading is £36,019.00. The median value is a better indicator of salary in a region since the mean salary can be skewed by a small number of people that are high earners.

Number of Jobs (thousands): 65k
Median Salary: £30,925
Annual Percentage Change: -0.8%
Mean Salary: £36,019

Salary comparison between Reading and South East

See how Reading compares to the rest of South East. Jobs per thousand, median and mean salary as well as annual percentage vs last year.

The highest median salary in South East is £38,306 in Wokingham and the lowest median salary is £0 in Windsor and Maidenhead UA. Reading ranks 17 out of 64 in terms of median salary.

Location	Jobs (thousands)	Median Salary	Annual Percentage Change	Mean Salary	Annual Percentage Change
Wokingham	64k	£38,306	12.9%	£46,994	11.1%
Guildford	55k	£38,040	17.0%	£48,215	15.4%
Basingstoke and Deane	77k	£35,488	9.0%	£39,939	9.8%
Hart	38k	£35,449	14.6%	£43,681	7.2%
Reigate and Banstead	45k	£35,282	9.3%	£42,842	8.4%
Tandridge	31k	£35,165	17.2%	£46,788	12.3%
Waverley	45k	£34,836	15.0%	£47,107	15.1%
Vale of White Horse	59k	£34,587	7.8%	£39,045	5.5%
South Oxfordshire	51k	£34,159	10.1%	£41,240	5.5%
Woking	35k	£33,853	12.1%	£39,741	8.8%
Bracknell Forest UA	42k	£33,640	5.4%	£37,449	2.5%
Tonbridge and Malling	52k	£32,307	3.5%	£37,778	-2.9%
Elmbridge	45k	£32,272	-1.7%	£0	0.0%
Dartford	44k	£32,204	10.8%	£36,047	8.9%
Winchester	50k	£31,824	-0.5%	£41,231	13.1%
Buckinghamshire UA	169k	£31,188	6.9%	£46,025	20.6%
West Berkshire UA	63k	£31,106	0.3%	£36,324	-8.6%
Tunbridge Wells	40k	£30,914	-4.4%	£39,798	0.0%
Slough UA	43k	£30,694	3.1%	£35,155	6.3%
Fareham	39k	£30,652	0.0%	£35,180	0.1%
Oxford	57k	£30,575	4.5%	£33,309	1.0%
Cherwell	60k	£30,490	3.1%	£34,858	5.1%
Rushmoor	40k	£30,480	11.1%	£34,922	3.7%
East Hampshire	51k	£30,316	3.8%	£36,310	-5.6%
Mid Sussex	58k	£30,073	9.6%	£39,498	12.9%
Maidstone	60k	£30,071	7.1%	£34,102	5.1%
Test Valley	57k	£30,015	5.2%	£34,218	6.8%
Eastleigh	61k	£29,970	4.0%	£32,723	2.7%
Crawley	43k	£29,950	12.3%	£32,595	5.0%
Horsham	50k	£29,515	14.5%	£36,218	8.4%
Southampton UA	95k	£29,496	9.4%	£31,876	7.5%
Gravesham	36k	£29,456	7.6%	£32,987	7.5%
Folkestone and Hythe	37k	£29,349	12.5%	£32,060	9.5%
Mole Valley	26k	£29,130	3.9%	£37,641	-6.5%
Ashford	44k	£28,980	19.1%	£32,132	10.1%
Swale	53k	£28,711	10.2%	£35,009	10.2%
Dover	37k	£27,816	9.2%	£34,308	13.9%
Medway UA	101k	£27,597	2.6%	£31,964	5.7%
Chichester	0k	£27,543	12.8%	£33,524	17.2%
Portsmouth UA	68k	£27,515	10.1%	£30,289	10.7%
Lewes	30k	£27,451	1.1%	£38,056	10.9%
Brighton and Hove UA	94k	£27,360	4.1%	£32,661	6.5%
Worthing	47k	£27,135	1.7%	£30,350	1.6%
Canterbury	49k	£26,934	8.9%	£34,116	10.2%
Gosport	35k	£26,677	0.8%	£30,104	2.5%
New Forest	60k	£26,093	9.4%	£31,535	8.3%
Sevenoaks	36k	£25,659	0.0%	£36,430	-12.8%
Adur	22k	£25,534	0.0%	£30,251	14.1%
Wealden	50k	£25,509	4.1%	£32,191	6.9%
Havant	44k	£25,216	2.8%	£29,820	5.4%
Eastbourne	33k	£25,129	6.4%	£28,386	3.2%
Thanet	44k	£24,660	8.5%	£29,587	10.8%
Hastings	33k	£24,596	7.0%	£27,686	10.6%
Arun	49k	£24,235	5.7%	£27,037	3.1%
West Oxfordshire	49k	£0	0.0%	£32,201	8.4%
Isle of Wight UA	45k	£0	0.0%	£26,234	1.5%
Milton Keynes UA	96k	£0	0.0%	£36,796	7.2%
Runnymede	0k	£0	0.0%	£0	0.0%
Spelthorne	35k	£0	0.0%	£38,810	0.0%
Surrey Heath	0k	£0	0.0%	£44,983	-1.1%
Windsor and Maidenhead UA	53k	£0	0.0%	£49,464	5.9%
Rother	30k	£0	0.0%	£30,809	2.1%
Epsom and Ewell	0k	£0	0.0%	£0	0.0%