Crime Rates at Erleigh Road, Reading, RG1 5NT

Erleigh Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Park , and the 139th highest crime rate of 482 local areas in Reading .

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 Erleigh Road (RG1 5NT) in the last 12 months was 108.1 per 1,000 residents and was 1.2% higher than the Park average (106.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -16.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 42.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Erleigh Road (RG1 5NT), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 503 crimes here, including 48 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.