Total Crime Rate

55.7 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 55.7 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 38.1 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.9 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.9 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.9 2/10
  • Other crime 2.9 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.9 2/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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 28th lowest crime rate of 77 local areas in Church , and the 214th lowest crime rate of 488 local areas in Reading .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Callington Road (RG2 7QJ) in the last 12 months was 55.7 per 1,000 residents and was 47.1% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 38.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 44.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Callington Road (RG2 7QJ), the main crime hotspot is near B3031. Police recorded 28 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Callington Road area

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

Data Sources

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