Total Crime Rate

385.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 385.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 77.1 9/10
  • Shoplifting 60.4 8/10
  • Other theft 45.8 10/10
  • Public order 43.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 33.3 9/10
  • Burglary 29.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 27.1 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 25.0 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 18.8 10/10
  • Drugs 8.3 8/10
  • Other crime 8.3 9/10
  • Theft from the person 8.3 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Reading Gate Retail Park area has the 4th highest crime rate of 77 local areas in Church , and the 20th 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 Reading Gate Retail Park (RG2 0QG) in the last 12 months was 385.4 per 1,000 residents and was 265.7% 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 37 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 4 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 58 (≈ 120.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 26.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Reading Gate Retail Park (RG2 0QG), the main crime hotspot is near Shooters Way. Police recorded 66 crimes here, including 29 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Reading Gate Retail Park area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shooters Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shooters Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Shooters Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Shooters Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Shooters Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Shooters Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Northern Way Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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