Crime Rates at Ruston Close, Reading, RG2 0DA

Ruston Close area has the 9th highest crime rate of 77 local areas in Church , and the 56th highest crime rate of 488 local areas in Reading .

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 Ruston Close (RG2 0DA) in the last 12 months was 198.6 per 1,000 residents and was 88.4% higher than the Church average (105.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 47 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 266.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -37.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 46.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 13.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 94.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ruston Close (RG2 0DA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 65 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Supermarket (30 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.