Southcote
Middle areaSouth west Reading. 9,676 people in 3.3 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 63% of people in Southcote live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Southcote
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Southcote at a rate of 139.0 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 111.5 per 1,000 people across Reading.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 668 |
| Other crime | 273 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 131 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 96 |
| Shoplifting | 54 |
| Vehicle crime | 45 |
| Drug offences | 31 |
| Robbery | 19 |
| Burglary | 17 |
| Theft from the person | 11 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Southcote compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Southcote safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Southcote at a rate of 139.0 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 111.5 per 1,000 people across Reading.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 127 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Southcote.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (668), other crime (273) and anti-social behaviour (131).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of Reading
These figures are published for the whole of Reading, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Reading and not Southcote alone. See Reading
Southcote in brief
The median price paid for a home in Southcote was £370,000 in 2025.
Southcote had 9,382 usual residents at the census.
About 63% of people in Southcote live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Southcote, 97.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.