Total Crime Rate

62.0 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

49.1 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 62.0 6/10
  • Violent crimes 49.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 43.9 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.2 4/10
  • Public order 5.2 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.6 1/10
  • Burglary 2.6 1/10
  • Other crime 2.6 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Seaton Gardens area has the 32nd lowest crime rate of 76 local areas in Church , and the 227th lowest crime rate of 482 local areas in Reading .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Seaton Gardens (RG2 7PB) in the last 12 months was 62.0 per 1,000 residents and was 27.8% 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 49.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 26.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Seaton Gardens (RG2 7PB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Carousel Court, where police recorded 41 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Further/Higher Educational Building (22 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Seaton Gardens area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Totnes Road
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 2026Public order Kiln View Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Seaton Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ashburton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Northumberland Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Torrington Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Carousel Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Torrington Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Honiton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Honiton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Torrington Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Dawlish Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Torrington Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Dawlish Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Dawlish Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Yelverton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Carousel Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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