Total Crime Rate

17.6 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 17.6 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.4 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.7 1/10
  • Other theft 2.0 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 2.0 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 1.4 1/10
  • Public order 1.4 1/10
  • Burglary 0.7 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.7 1/10
  • Drugs 0.7 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.7 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
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

Shinfield Road area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 77 local areas in Church , and the 60th lowest crime rate of 488 local areas in Reading .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Shinfield Road (RG2 7BJ) in the last 12 months was 17.6 per 1,000 residents and was 83.3% lower than the Church average (105.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Bicycle theft with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 3.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Shinfield Road (RG2 7BJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 18 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Benson Close (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Shinfield Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Stansfield Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Wellington Avenue Further investigation is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Public order Benson Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Benson Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
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Data Sources

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