Total Crime Rate
57.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
42.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Callington Road area has the 27th lowest crime rate of 76 local areas in Church , and the 207th lowest crime rate of 482 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 7QL) in the last 12 months was 57.6 per 1,000 residents and was 32.9% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 42.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Callington Road (RG2 7QL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Chagford Road, where police recorded 35 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Landrake Crescent (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Reading| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Honiton Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Merrivale Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Helston Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Honiton Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Dawlish Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Dawlish Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Dawlish Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Meavy Gardens | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Meavy Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Meavy Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Callington Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Callington Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Stratton Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Stratton Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sheldon Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Whitstone Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Stratton Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Corinne Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Chagford Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Chagford Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Chagford Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Chagford Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Chagford Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Corinne Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Corinne Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Corinne Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Landrake Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | B3031 | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | B3031 | Under investigation |
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