Total Crime Rate

452.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

145.8 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 452.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 145.8 10/10
  • Shoplifting 129.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 97.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 52.1 10/10
  • Public order 41.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 33.3 10/10
  • Other theft 31.3 10/10
  • Burglary 20.8 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 16.7 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.4 8/10
  • Other crime 6.3 8/10
  • Drugs 4.2 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.2 7/10
  • Robbery 2.1 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.1 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

Longwater Avenue area has the 4th highest crime rate of 76 local areas in Church , and the 20th 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 Longwater Avenue (RG2 6AB) in the last 12 months was 452.1 per 1,000 residents and was 426.5% higher than the Church average (85.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 62 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 70 (≈ 145.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -17.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Longwater Avenue (RG2 6AB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sunapee Road, where police recorded 19 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Champlain Street (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Longwater Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Massachusetts Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Massachusetts Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Maine Street Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Massachusetts Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour New Hampshire Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour New Hampshire Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sunapee Road —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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