Crime Rates at Buckland Road, Reading, RG2 7ST

Buckland Road area has the 13th highest crime rate of 77 local areas in Church , and the 69th 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 Buckland Road (RG2 7ST) in the last 12 months was 176.0 per 1,000 residents and was 67.0% 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 34 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 41 (≈ 104.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 30.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Buckland Road (RG2 7ST), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 55 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.