Total Crime Rate

147.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

38.5 per 1,000 7/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 147.4 9/10
  • Shoplifting 48.1 8/10
  • Violent crimes 38.5 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 25.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.4 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.0 9/10
  • Public order 9.6 7/10
  • Other crime 6.4 8/10
  • Burglary 3.2 3/10
  • Other theft 3.2 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.2 4/10
  • Robbery 3.2 4/10
  • Theft from the person 3.2 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Reading Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Yateley East , and the 18th highest crime rate of 298 local areas in Hart .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Reading Road (GU46 7LR) in the last 12 months was 147.4 per 1,000 residents and was 200.9% higher than the Yateley East average (49.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -36.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 38.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Reading Road (GU46 7LR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Tindal Close, where police recorded 33 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Harpdon Parade (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Reading Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Harpdon Parade Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Reading Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Oaklands —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cranford Park Drive —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Harpdon Parade Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Tindal Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Harpdon Parade Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Harpdon Parade Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fox Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harpton Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harpton Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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