Total Crime Rate

204.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

98.7 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 204.0 9/10
  • Violent crimes 98.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 82.2 10/10
  • Other theft 32.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 23.0 10/10
  • Public order 13.2 8/10
  • Shoplifting 13.2 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.9 5/10
  • Other crime 6.6 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.3 4/10
  • Burglary 3.3 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.3 5/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 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

Darwin Close area has the 9th highest crime rate of 76 local areas in Church , and the 56th 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 Darwin Close (RG2 0TB) in the last 12 months was 204.0 per 1,000 residents and was 137.5% 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 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 98.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -76.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Darwin Close (RG2 0TB), the main crime hotspot is near Fair Isle Way. Police recorded 29 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 Darwin Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Havergate Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gweal Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fair Isle Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fair Isle Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Drake Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Fair Isle Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Acre Road —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Havergate Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Havergate Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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