Total Crime Rate

44.2 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

22.1 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 44.2 4/10
  • Violent crimes 22.1 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.9 5/10
  • Drugs 15.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.2 2/10
  • Public order 3.2 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.2 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Windermere Road area has the 19th lowest crime rate of 76 local areas in Church , and the 162nd lowest crime rate of 482 local areas in Reading .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Windermere Road (RG2 7HR) in the last 12 months was 44.2 per 1,000 residents and was 48.6% lower than the Church average (85.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 22.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -46.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -77.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Windermere Road (RG2 7HR), the main crime hotspot is near Bamburgh Close. Police recorded 70 crimes here, including 46 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Windermere Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bamburgh Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Kiln View Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Benson Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bamburgh Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bamburgh Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stanhope Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bamburgh Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Windermere Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bamburgh Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Salcombe Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Public order Bamburgh Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Sherfield Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Windermere Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Salcombe Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Salcombe Road —
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Data Sources

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