Total Crime Rate

90.9 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 90.9 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 48.5 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.1 8/10
  • Other theft 9.1 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.1 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.1 5/10
  • Drugs 3.0 2/10
  • Public order 3.0 2/10
  • Theft from the person 3.0 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Callington Road area has the 31st highest crime rate of 77 local areas in Church , and the 178th highest crime rate of 488 local areas in Reading .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Callington Road (RG2 7QH) in the last 12 months was 90.9 per 1,000 residents and was 13.7% 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 51.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 240.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Callington Road (RG2 7QH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near B3031, where police recorded 28 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.

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Crime Over Time in Callington Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Redruth Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brixham Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Chagford Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Chagford Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Chagford Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Chagford Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chagford Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chagford Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Brixham Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Helston Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Corinne Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Camelford Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Merton Road North Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Landrake Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Meavy Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Meavy Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Chagford Road —
Sep 2025Drugs Merton Road South Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime B3031 Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences B3031 Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chudleigh Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chudleigh Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Honiton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Honiton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Newlyn Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kingsbridge Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dawlish Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dawlish Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences B3031 Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences B3031 Under investigation

Data Sources

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