Total Crime Rate

545.8 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 545.8 10/10
  • Shoplifting 377.3 10/10
  • Burglary 36.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.3 6/10
  • Public order 25.6 10/10
  • Robbery 25.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.3 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 14.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.3 6/10
  • Other theft 7.3 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.7 3/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • 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

Padworth Avenue area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 77 local areas in Church , and the 13th 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 Padworth Avenue (RG2 0PY) in the last 12 months was 545.8 per 1,000 residents and was 417.9% 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 103 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 600.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 80.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 37.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 10.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Padworth Avenue (RG2 0PY), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 112 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Padworth Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (22/22)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
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 2025Violence and sexual offences Midgham Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Midgham Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Whale Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Havergate Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Drake Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Drake Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area 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 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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