Total Crime Rate

131.3 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

84.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 131.3 8/10
  • Violent crimes 84.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 74.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.1 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.1 7/10
  • Other theft 10.1 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.1 8/10
  • Public order 6.7 6/10
  • Burglary 3.4 3/10
  • Other crime 3.4 4/10
  • Robbery 3.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Kingsbridge Road area has the 19th highest crime rate of 76 local areas in Church , and the 115th highest crime rate of 482 local areas in Reading .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Kingsbridge Road (RG2 7RG) in the last 12 months was 131.3 per 1,000 residents and was 52.9% higher 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 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 84.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 0.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kingsbridge Road (RG2 7RG), the main crime hotspot is near Carousel Court. Police recorded 41 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Kingsbridge Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (27/27)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Helston Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Callington Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Dawlish Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Dawlish Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Dawlish Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Honiton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Honiton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Callington Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Carousel Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Buckland Road Under investigation
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 2026Violence and sexual offences Carousel Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Totnes Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Northumberland Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Yelverton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whitstone Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Buckland Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Meavy Gardens Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Landrake Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ashburton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Merrivale Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Buckland Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Meavy Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Meavy Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Seaton Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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