Crime Rate in Southcote, ward

Southcote has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 16 wards in Reading district and the 3606th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South East), it has the 577th highest crime rate of 1,269 wards.

The overall crime rate in Southcote in the last 12 months was 62.3 per 1,000 residents and was 43.9% lower than the Reading district average (111.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Southcote’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 309 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 6 cases , up 20.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 20.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -64.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 391 (≈ 34.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -2.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -20.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Southcote ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Honey End Lane. Police recorded 225 crimes here, including 181 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.