Total Crime Rate

85.8 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

39.8 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 85.8 7/10
  • Violent crimes 39.8 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.3 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.8 7/10
  • Public order 10.5 7/10
  • Burglary 8.4 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.3 5/10
  • Other theft 6.3 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.3 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Gweal Avenue area has the 34th highest crime rate of 76 local areas in Church , and the 190th 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 Gweal Avenue (RG2 0FP) in the last 12 months was 85.8 per 1,000 residents and was 0.1% lower 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 3 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 39.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gweal Avenue (RG2 0FP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Midgham Way, where police recorded 29 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Fair Isle Way (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Gweal Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Havergate Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Havergate Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Havergate Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Fair Isle Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fair Isle Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fair Isle Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Greenham Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Greenham Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Drake Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gweal Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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