Total Crime Rate

77.5 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 77.5 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.1 4/10
  • Other theft 15.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.3 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.2 5/10
  • Drugs 2.6 1/10
  • Public order 2.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
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 36th highest crime rate of 77 local areas in Church , and the 205th 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 Drake Way (RG2 0NX) in the last 12 months was 77.5 per 1,000 residents and was 26.4% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 125.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 20.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -13.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Drake Way (RG2 0NX), the main crime hotspot is near Midgham Way. Police recorded 42 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Drake Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Fair Isle Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Drake Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences 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
Sep 2025Other theft Midgham Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Midgham Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Fair Isle Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fair Isle Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Havergate Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Drake Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Whale Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft A33 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson A33 Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences A33 Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft A33 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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