Total Crime Rate

1276.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 1276.8 10/10
  • Shoplifting 890.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 109.7 10/10
  • Other theft 49.9 10/10
  • Public order 49.9 10/10
  • Burglary 34.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 34.9 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 24.9 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 22.4 10/10
  • Robbery 20.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.5 7/10
  • Other crime 10.0 9/10
  • Drugs 5.0 6/10
  • Theft from the person 5.0 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.5 2/10
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

The Micro Centre 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 The Micro Centre (RG2 0LR) 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 The Micro Centre (RG2 0LR), 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.

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Crime Over Time in The Micro Centre area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tavistock Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Longships Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Longships Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Gillette Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Gillette Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Gillette Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences B3031 Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences B3031 Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences B3031 Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime B3031 Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tavistock Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Midgham Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Midgham Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Midgham Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Midgham Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Midgham Way Under investigation

Data Sources

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