Total Crime Rate

36.0 per 1,000 4/10 · 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 36.0 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 11.5 3/10
  • Other theft 5.8 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.3 7/10
  • Public order 2.9 2/10
  • Shoplifting 2.9 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 1.4 1/10
  • Robbery 1.4 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 1.4 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Shinfield Road area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 77 local areas in Church , and the 147th lowest crime rate of 488 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 Shinfield Road (RG2 7BW) in the last 12 months was 36.0 per 1,000 residents and was 65.9% lower than the Church average (105.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -88.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 15.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -31.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 51.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Shinfield Road (RG2 7BW), the main crime hotspot is near Whitley Park Lane. Police recorded 18 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Shinfield Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Theft from the person Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Wellington Avenue Further investigation is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Public order Whitley Park Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
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Data Sources

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