Total Crime Rate

23.7 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

11.9 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 23.7 2/10
  • Violent crimes 11.9 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.9 4/10
  • Public order 7.9 6/10
  • Other theft 4.0 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 4.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Blenheim Gardens area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 24 local areas in Park , and the 81st lowest crime rate of 482 local areas in Reading .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Blenheim Gardens (RG1 5QG) in the last 12 months was 23.7 per 1,000 residents and was 77.8% lower than the Park average (106.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 11.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -88.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Blenheim Gardens (RG1 5QG), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 138 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Blenheim Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (23/23)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Eastern Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Blenheim Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hatherley Road —
Apr 2026Public order Hatherley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hatherley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lydford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Eastern Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Upper Redlands Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Upper Redlands Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Farringdon Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Forsete Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Addington Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Avebury Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eastern Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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