Total Crime Rate

148.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 148.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 87.5 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.1 5/10
  • Public order 10.1 7/10
  • Burglary 6.7 7/10
  • Drugs 6.7 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.4 2/10
  • Other crime 3.4 4/10
  • Other theft 3.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Kingsbridge Road area has the 17th highest crime rate of 77 local areas in Church , and the 95th highest crime rate of 488 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 7RQ) in the last 12 months was 148.2 per 1,000 residents and was 40.6% higher 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 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -80.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 97.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 55.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kingsbridge Road (RG2 7RQ), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Kingsbridge Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Carousel Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Camelford Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Yelverton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Landrake Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Totnes Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Meavy Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Meavy Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Redruth Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Helston Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Merton Road North Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Carousel Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Carousel Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Carousel Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Carousel Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kingsbridge Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Carousel Court
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brixham Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Brixham Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chudleigh Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chudleigh Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Seaton Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Axbridge Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences B3031 Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime B3031 Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Honiton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Honiton Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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