Crime Rates at Willow Gardens, Reading, RG2 7EL

Willow Gardens 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 Willow Gardens (RG2 7EL) 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 Willow Gardens (RG2 7EL), 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.