Total Crime Rate

167.7 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 167.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 33.5 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 30.5 10/10
  • Burglary 24.4 10/10
  • Public order 21.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.3 7/10
  • Other theft 12.2 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.2 8/10
  • Shoplifting 6.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.1 4/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Robbery 3.1 3/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Arkwright Road area has the 15th highest crime rate of 77 local areas in Church , and the 76th highest crime rate of 488 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 Arkwright Road (RG2 0LS) in the last 12 months was 167.7 per 1,000 residents and was 59.1% higher 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 57.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -53.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -28.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Arkwright Road (RG2 0LS), 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 Arkwright Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (22/22)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Robbery Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Boulton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Gillette Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Gillette Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Gillette Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tavistock Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tavistock Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Tavistock Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Boulton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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