Crime Rates at Ashburton Road, Reading, RG2 7PE

Ashburton Road area has the 38th lowest crime rate of 77 local areas in Church , and the 237th highest crime rate of 488 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 Ashburton Road (RG2 7PE) in the last 12 months was 69.8 per 1,000 residents and was 33.8% lower than the Church average (105.4 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 Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% 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 ( -55.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ashburton Road (RG2 7PE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Carousel Court, where police recorded 34 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Landrake Crescent (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.