Total Crime Rate
71.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
53.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Staverton 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.
View Crime In Reading| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Bamburgh Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bamburgh Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bamburgh Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Windermere Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Salcombe Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Benson Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Sherfield Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Salcombe Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Salcombe Road | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bamburgh Close | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lower Meadow Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bamburgh Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bamburgh Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Stanhope Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Windermere Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Kiln View Road | Under investigation |
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