Total Crime Rate

42.1 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 42.1 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.8 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.5 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.3 7/10
  • Other theft 5.3 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Drake Way area has the 18th lowest crime rate of 77 local areas in Church , and the 166th lowest crime rate of 488 local areas in Reading .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Drake Way (RG2 0GZ) in the last 12 months was 42.1 per 1,000 residents and was 60.0% lower than the Church average (105.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -70.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 21.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -71.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Drake Way (RG2 0GZ), 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 Drake Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fair Isle Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Fair Isle Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Longships Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Fair Isle 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 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 2025Public order Longships Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences A33 Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft A33 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft A33 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson A33 Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Midgham Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Midgham Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Midgham Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Havergate Way Under investigation
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Data Sources

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