Crime Rates at Blagdon Road, Reading, RG2 7NW

Blagdon Road area has the 35th highest crime rate of 76 local areas in Church , and the 195th 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 Blagdon Road (RG2 7NW) in the last 12 months was 83.6 per 1,000 residents and was 2.6% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 45.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Blagdon Road (RG2 7NW), the main crime hotspot is near Sports/Recreation Area. Police recorded 30 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.