Total Crime Rate

239.8 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 239.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 72.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 49.8 8/10
  • Other theft 31.7 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 27.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 22.6 9/10
  • Burglary 18.1 10/10
  • Public order 13.6 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.5 4/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Puffin Way area has the 6th highest crime rate of 77 local areas in Church , and the 41st highest crime rate of 488 local areas in Reading .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Puffin Way (RG2 0WS) in the last 12 months was 239.8 per 1,000 residents and was 127.6% higher than the Church average (105.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , down -88.9% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -88.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 63.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 452.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Puffin Way (RG2 0WS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 112 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Longships Way (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Puffin Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (23/23)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Drake Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fair Isle Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Fair Isle Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Fair Isle Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Havergate Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Midgham Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Midgham Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Midgham Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Midgham Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Longships Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Midgham Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Whale Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Midgham Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Drake Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences A33 Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson A33 Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft A33 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft A33 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Longships Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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