Total Crime Rate

105.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

56.3 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 105.6 8/10
  • Violent crimes 56.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 52.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.1 6/10
  • Other theft 14.1 9/10
  • Burglary 7.0 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.0 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.5 3/10
  • Drugs 3.5 4/10
  • Public order 3.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
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

Rowley Road area has the 25th highest crime rate of 76 local areas in Church , and the 142nd highest crime rate of 482 local areas in Reading .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Rowley Road (RG2 0DR) in the last 12 months was 105.6 per 1,000 residents and was 23.0% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 56.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rowley Road (RG2 0DR), the main crime hotspot is near Winchester Road. Police recorded 42 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 Rowley Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clent Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Winchester Road —
Apr 2026Burglary Essex Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Milman Road Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Swainstone Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Swainstone Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Essex Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Essex Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lincoln Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Home Farm Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Mitcham Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Essex Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Winchester Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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