Total Crime Rate

98.0 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 98.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 37.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.0 6/10
  • Other theft 10.1 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.8 5/10
  • Drugs 6.8 7/10
  • Public order 6.8 6/10
  • Burglary 3.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Rushley Way area has the 30th highest crime rate of 77 local areas in Church , and the 168th 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 Rushley Way (RG2 0GE) in the last 12 months was 98.0 per 1,000 residents and was 7.0% lower than the Church average (105.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 33.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 21.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rushley Way (RG2 0GE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Midgham Way, where police recorded 42 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Longships Way (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Rushley Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Fair Isle Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Midgham Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fair Isle Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Fair Isle Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Havergate Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Longships Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Whale Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Midgham Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Midgham Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Midgham Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Longships Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Drake Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Drake Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Midgham Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Midgham Way Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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