Crime Rates at Barnsdale Road, Reading, RG2 7JP

Barnsdale Road area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 76 local areas in Church , and the 131st highest crime rate of 482 local areas in Reading .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Barnsdale Road (RG2 7JP) in the last 12 months was 113.6 per 1,000 residents and was 32.3% higher 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 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 72.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 2.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Barnsdale Road (RG2 7JP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near The Lawns, where police recorded 17 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.