Total Crime Rate

102.9 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 102.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.3 7/10
  • Burglary 28.6 10/10
  • Public order 11.4 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.7 4/10
  • Drugs 5.7 6/10
  • Other crime 5.7 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.7 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.7 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Reading Close area has the 23rd highest crime rate of 69 local areas in Holbrook , and the 321st highest crime rate of 1,014 local areas in Coventry .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Reading Close (CV2 1PN) in the last 12 months was 102.9 per 1,000 residents and was 47.7% higher than the Holbrook average (69.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 51.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -30.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 16.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Reading Close (CV2 1PN), the main crime hotspot is near Curlew Close. Police recorded 20 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Reading Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Curlew Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Silverdale Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Curlew Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Hurn Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Loach Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fulmar Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Curlew Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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