Total Crime Rate

278.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

113.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 278.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 113.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 93.9 10/10
  • Shoplifting 59.6 8/10
  • Drugs 37.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.7 8/10
  • Other theft 18.1 9/10
  • Public order 16.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.0 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.2 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.6 5/10
  • Burglary 3.6 4/10
  • Other crime 3.6 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 1.8 1/10
  • Robbery 1.8 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Mayfield Trade Centre area has the 5th highest crime rate of 76 local areas in Church , and the 37th highest crime rate of 482 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 Mayfield Trade Centre (RG2 0RJ) in the last 12 months was 278.0 per 1,000 residents and was 223.7% higher than the Church average (85.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 52 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 108.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 63 (≈ 113.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 75.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 63.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mayfield Trade Centre (RG2 0RJ), the main crime hotspot is near Shooters Way. Police recorded 101 crimes here, including 35 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Mayfield Trade Centre area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shooters Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shooters Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shooters Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shooters Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shooters Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shooters Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shooters Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shooters Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shooters Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shooters Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shooters Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shooters Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shooters Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shooters Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shooters Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shooters Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shooters Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shooters Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shooters Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Acre Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shooters Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shooters Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shooters Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shooters Way Under investigation

Data Sources

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