Total Crime Rate

92.9 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

42.9 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 92.9 7/10
  • Violent crimes 42.9 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 35.7 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.9 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.9 8/10
  • Other crime 7.1 8/10
  • Other theft 7.1 6/10
  • Public order 7.1 6/10
  • Burglary 4.8 5/10
  • Drugs 4.8 5/10
  • Theft from the person 2.4 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Torrington Road area has the 32nd highest crime rate of 76 local areas in Church , and the 172nd highest crime rate of 482 local areas in Reading .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Torrington Road (RG2 7NU) in the last 12 months was 92.9 per 1,000 residents and was 8.1% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 42.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 38.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -76.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Torrington Road (RG2 7NU), the main crime hotspot is near Carousel Court. Police recorded 41 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Torrington Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ashburton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Northumberland Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Carousel Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Carousel Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Carousel Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Totnes Road
Apr 2026Other crime Torrington Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Kiln View Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Torrington Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Carousel Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lower Meadow Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Torrington Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Torrington Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Seaton Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Honiton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Honiton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Carousel Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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