Total Crime Rate

113.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

72.0 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 113.6 8/10
  • Violent crimes 72.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 66.5 9/10
  • Other theft 13.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.1 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.1 7/10
  • Other crime 2.8 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.8 3/10
  • Public order 2.8 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Cressingham Road area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 76 local areas in Church , and the 131st highest crime rate of 482 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 Cressingham Road (RG2 7RT) in the last 12 months was 113.6 per 1,000 residents and was 32.3% 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 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 72.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 2.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cressingham Road (RG2 7RT), the main crime hotspot is near Beech Road. Police recorded 26 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Cressingham Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hawthorn Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Benson Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hawthorn Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Willow Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sycamore Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Cherry Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Windermere Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Cherry Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cherry Grove —
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Data Sources

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