Total Crime Rate

191.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

96.9 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 191.3 9/10
  • Violent crimes 96.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 79.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 28.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.9 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.3 9/10
  • Public order 12.8 8/10
  • Other theft 10.2 8/10
  • Burglary 7.7 7/10
  • Drugs 5.1 6/10
  • Other crime 5.1 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.6 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.6 2/10
  • Robbery 2.6 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.6 2/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Buckland Road area has the 12th highest crime rate of 76 local areas in Church , and the 64th highest 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 Buckland Road (RG2 7ST) in the last 12 months was 191.3 per 1,000 residents and was 122.8% 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 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 38 (≈ 96.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Buckland Road (RG2 7ST), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 53 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Buckland Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Meavy Gardens Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Tavistock Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Carousel Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Honiton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Honiton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Dawlish Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Tavistock Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Tavistock Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Tavistock Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Dawlish Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Meavy Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Meavy Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Dawlish Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Yelverton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Buckland Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Buckland Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Buckland Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 2026Vehicle crime Hyperion Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hyperion Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Carousel Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Carousel Court Under investigation

Data Sources

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