Crime Rates at Basingstoke Road, Reading, RG2 0HY

Basingstoke Road area has the highest crime rate of 77 local areas in Church , and the 3rd highest crime rate of 488 local areas in Reading .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Basingstoke Road (RG2 0HY) in the last 12 months was 1276.8 per 1,000 residents and was 1111.5% higher than the Church average (105.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 357 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -72.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 73 (≈ 182.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 58.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Basingstoke Road (RG2 0HY), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 455 crimes here, including 54 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.