Total Crime Rate

301.2 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 301.2 10/10
  • Shoplifting 164.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 40.4 8/10
  • Public order 28.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 24.8 8/10
  • Other theft 12.4 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.4 9/10
  • Theft from the person 6.2 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.1 4/10
  • Burglary 3.1 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.1 4/10
  • Robbery 3.1 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Whitley Street area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 31 local areas in Katesgrove , and the 29th 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 Whitley Street (RG2 0EG) in the last 12 months was 301.2 per 1,000 residents and was 241.1% higher than the Katesgrove average (88.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 53 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 194.4% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 74.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 12.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Whitley Street (RG2 0EG), the main crime hotspot is near Whitley Street. Police recorded 93 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Whitley Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/44)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Southampton Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Whitley Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Swainstone Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Swainstone Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Whitley Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Whitley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Whitley Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Whitley Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Whitley Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Swainstone Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Whitley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Whitley Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Clent Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Clent Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Clent Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bourne Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Swainstone Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Swainstone Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bourne Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Charndon Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Highgrove Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Mount Pleasant Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Mount Pleasant Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Mount Pleasant Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Hieatt Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Southampton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Christchurch Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Short Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mount Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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