Total Crime Rate

71.1 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

53.3 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 71.1 6/10
  • Violent crimes 53.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 53.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.2 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.1 4/10
  • Theft from the person 2.5 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Staverton Road area has the 37th lowest crime rate of 76 local areas in Church , and the 229th 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 Staverton Road (RG2 7LL) in the last 12 months was 71.1 per 1,000 residents and was 17.2% 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 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 53.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Staverton Road (RG2 7LL), 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 Staverton Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Bamburgh Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bamburgh Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bamburgh Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Windermere Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Salcombe Road
Apr 2026Burglary Benson Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Sherfield Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Salcombe Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Salcombe Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bamburgh Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lower Meadow Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bamburgh Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bamburgh Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stanhope Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Windermere Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Kiln View Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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