Crime Rates at Dawlish Road, Reading, RG2 7SF

Dawlish 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 Dawlish Road (RG2 7SF) 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 Dawlish Road (RG2 7SF), 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.