Total Crime Rate

264.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

75.3 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 264.9 10/10
  • Shoplifting 124.7 9/10
  • Violent crimes 75.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 64.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.6 9/10
  • Other theft 15.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.0 6/10
  • Public order 10.4 7/10
  • Burglary 5.2 6/10
  • Drugs 5.2 6/10
  • Other crime 5.2 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.6 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.6 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 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

Linden Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 76 local areas in Church , and the 42nd 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 Linden Road (RG2 7EJ) in the last 12 months was 264.9 per 1,000 residents and was 208.5% 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 48 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 75.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Linden Road (RG2 7EJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Beech Road, where police recorded 26 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hawthorn Gardens (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Linden Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cedar Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cedar Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Willow Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hawthorn Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Newstead Rise Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rushden Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cedar Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cedar Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Cherry Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Cherry Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cherry Grove —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Poplar Gardens —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sycamore Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Poplar Gardens —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hawthorn Gardens Under investigation
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Data Sources

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