Total Crime Rate

265.7 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 265.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 122.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 45.5 8/10
  • Other theft 21.0 10/10
  • Public order 17.5 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 17.5 9/10
  • Burglary 14.0 9/10
  • Robbery 10.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.0 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.5 5/10
  • Drugs 3.5 4/10
  • Other crime 3.5 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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

Rose Kiln Lane area has the highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Coley , and the 35th 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 Rose Kiln Lane (RG2 0ST) in the last 12 months was 265.7 per 1,000 residents and was 232.5% higher than the Coley average (79.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 35 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 73.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rose Kiln Lane (RG2 0ST), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 39 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Park View (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Rose Kiln Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Park View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park View Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Nimrod Way Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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