Total Crime Rate

80.3 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

49.2 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 80.3 7/10
  • Violent crimes 49.2 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 49.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.8 4/10
  • Burglary 7.8 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.2 7/10
  • Other theft 5.2 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.6 1/10
  • Other crime 2.6 2/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Basingstoke Road area has the 11th highest crime rate of 31 local areas in Katesgrove , and the 205th 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 Basingstoke Road (RG2 0EL) in the last 12 months was 80.3 per 1,000 residents and was 8.2% lower than the Katesgrove average (87.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 19 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 Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 49.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Basingstoke Road (RG2 0EL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Whitley Street, where police recorded 79 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Winchester Road (24 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Basingstoke Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (27/27)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Swainstone Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Essex Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whitley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lincoln Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Mitcham Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Home Farm Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clent Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Ella Garett Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ella Garett Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whitley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whitley Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Winchester Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Winchester Road —
Apr 2026Drugs Ella Garett Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Essex Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Swainstone Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Essex Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Essex Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Milman Road Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whitley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Whitley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Whitley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Highgrove Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Highgrove Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Highgrove Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Christchurch Gardens Under investigation
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Data Sources

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