Total Crime Rate

112.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

49.4 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 112.7 8/10
  • Violent crimes 49.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 39.5 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.8 7/10
  • Other theft 11.9 8/10
  • Public order 9.9 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.9 7/10
  • Burglary 5.9 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.9 5/10
  • Drugs 5.9 6/10
  • Shoplifting 4.0 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.0 1/10
  • Other crime 2.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Lincoln Road area has the 7th highest crime rate of 31 local areas in Katesgrove , and the 134th highest crime rate of 482 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 112.7 per 1,000 residents and was 28.8% higher 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 49.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lincoln Road (RG2 0EX), 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 Lincoln Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ella Garett Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Swainstone Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Ella Garett Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Christchurch Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Winchester Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Winchester Road —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Swainstone Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Ella Garett Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lincoln Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Home Farm Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Morpeth Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clent Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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