Total Crime Rate

55.8 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

31.4 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 55.8 5/10
  • Violent crimes 31.4 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.4 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.5 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.0 5/10
  • Drugs 3.5 4/10
  • Other crime 3.5 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Dale Road area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 31 local areas in Katesgrove , and the 202nd lowest crime rate of 482 local areas in Reading .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Dale Road (RG2 0AT) in the last 12 months was 55.8 per 1,000 residents and was 36.2% lower than the Katesgrove average (87.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 28.6% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 31.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dale Road (RG2 0AT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Temple Place, where police recorded 24 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Waterloo Road (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Dale Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (26/26)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Elgar Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs West Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Charndon Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Preston Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Elgar Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Essex Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Essex Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Essex Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Essex Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hill Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Temple Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Waterloo Road —
Apr 2026Public order Waterloo Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Collis Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Waterloo Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Waterloo Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dale Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Elgar Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Temple Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hill Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Temple Place —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Southampton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mount Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sailcloth Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Henry Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sailcloth Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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