Crime Rates at Basingstoke Road, Reading, RG2 0DF

Basingstoke Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 76 local areas in Church , and the 37th highest crime rate of 482 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 Basingstoke Road (RG2 0DF) in the last 12 months was 278.0 per 1,000 residents and was 223.7% higher than the Church average (85.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 52 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 108.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 63 (≈ 113.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 75.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 63.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Basingstoke Road (RG2 0DF), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 96 crimes here, including 41 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.