Crime Rates at Ella Garet Close, Reading, RG2 7BL

Ella Garet Close area has the 7th highest crime rate of 31 local areas in Katesgrove , and the 134th highest crime rate of 482 local areas in Reading .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Ella Garet Close (RG2 7BL) in the last 12 months was 112.7 per 1,000 residents and was 28.8% higher than the Katesgrove average (87.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 49.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ella Garet Close (RG2 7BL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Corbridge Road, where police recorded 48 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Winchester Road (24 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.