Is Reading safe? United Kingdom travel risk
Is Reading safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Reading scores 33/100 on our travel risk index (Moderate). The US State Department rates United Kingdom Level 2 (Exercise Increased Caution, updated 9 Sep 2026); Canada says: exercise a high degree of caution. No GDACS or USGS hazard events within 100 km in the last 14 days. No change in government advice in the last 7 days.
Reading scores 33/100 (Moderate). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and United Kingdom (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Reading: nearest emergency and transport facilities, local climate normals, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (35/100) and health and medical access (45/100).
A score of 33 is higher than the scores of 37% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the United Kingdom travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Territorial & Position Context
Found at 51.4542° N, 0.9731° W within Reading, Reading is situated 58.8 km E of London at an altitude of 51 m.
Reading
51.4542° N, 0.9731° W
51 m
Europe/London
337,108
Critical Services & Regional Transit
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Climate by Month
Hottest: August (21 °C avg high); Wettest: November (64 mm).
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High °C | 7° | 8° | 10° | 13° | 16° | 20° | 21° | 21° | 19° | 14° | 10° | 8° |
| Low °C | 2° | 2° | 3° | 5° | 8° | 11° | 13° | 13° | 12° | 8° | 5° | 3° |
| Rain mm | 52 | 41 | 57 | 56 | 58 | 57 | 59 | 48 | 53 | 58 | 64 | 53 |
Normals: Slough (27.3 km away).
Natural Hazard Calendar & History
5-Year Hazard Calendar (100 km Radius)
| Hazard | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Floods | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Most flood events within 100 km of Reading happened in August (3 of 8 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
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