Total Crime Rate

164.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

92.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 164.0 9/10
  • Violent crimes 92.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 86.0 10/10
  • Other theft 16.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.0 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.0 7/10
  • Shoplifting 8.0 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.0 7/10
  • Drugs 6.0 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.0 6/10
  • Burglary 4.0 5/10
  • Public order 4.0 4/10
  • Other crime 2.0 1/10
  • Robbery 2.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Basingstoke Road area has the 16th highest crime rate of 76 local areas in Church , and the 80th highest crime rate of 482 local areas in Reading .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Basingstoke Road (RG2 0ET) in the last 12 months was 164.0 per 1,000 residents and was 91.0% 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 43 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 46 (≈ 92.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 109.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Basingstoke Road (RG2 0ET), 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 Basingstoke Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Essex Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clent Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Winchester Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Ella Garett Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ella Garett Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Winchester Road —
Apr 2026Other crime Ella Garett Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Swainstone Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Essex Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Essex Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Swainstone Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Mitcham Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Milman Road Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lincoln Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Home Farm Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Essex Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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