Total Crime Rate

209.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 209.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 84.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 26.2 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 23.3 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 17.4 9/10
  • Burglary 11.6 9/10
  • Drugs 11.6 9/10
  • Other theft 11.6 8/10
  • Other crime 5.8 7/10
  • Public order 5.8 5/10
  • Theft from the person 5.8 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.9 3/10
  • Shoplifting 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Elgar Road South area has the 8th highest crime rate of 77 local areas in Church , and the 51st highest crime rate of 488 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 Elgar Road South (RG2 0BW) in the last 12 months was 209.3 per 1,000 residents and was 98.6% higher than the Church average (105.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 93.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -13.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Elgar Road South (RG2 0BW), the main crime hotspot is near Waterloo Road. Police recorded 17 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Elgar Road South area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Nimrod Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Waterloo Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hagley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hagley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elgar Road South Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elgar Road South Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Elgar Road South Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Elgar Road South Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hagley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Collis Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Collis Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Collis Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Waterloo Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Park View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park View Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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