Total Crime Rate

108.7 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 108.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.6 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.8 7/10
  • Public order 13.8 8/10
  • Other theft 11.9 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.9 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.9 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.9 8/10
  • Burglary 4.0 4/10
  • Shoplifting 4.0 3/10
  • Other crime 2.0 1/10
  • Robbery 2.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Lincoln Road area has the 7th highest crime rate of 31 local areas in Katesgrove , and the 152nd highest crime rate of 488 local areas in Reading .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lincoln Road (RG2 0EX) in the last 12 months was 108.7 per 1,000 residents and was 23.1% higher than the Katesgrove average (88.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 166.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 53.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -22.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 54.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lincoln Road (RG2 0EX), the main crime hotspot is near Winchester Road. Police recorded 64 crimes here, including 39 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Lincoln Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Canterbury Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Surrey Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bourne Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Canterbury Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Christchurch Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Christchurch Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Christchurch Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Surrey Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Winchester Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bourne Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Winchester Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Winchester Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Long Barn Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Surrey Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Surrey Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Canterbury Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bourne Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Whitley Rise Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Bourne Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Swainstone Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Morpeth Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Morpeth Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Swainstone Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hagley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hagley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hagley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Swainstone Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Clent Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Swainstone Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Swainstone Road Awaiting court outcome

Data Sources

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