Total Crime Rate

240.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

156.3 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 240.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 156.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 121.9 10/10
  • Public order 28.1 10/10
  • Other theft 18.8 9/10
  • Burglary 15.6 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.5 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.5 8/10
  • Drugs 9.4 8/10
  • Robbery 6.3 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Hexham Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 76 local areas in Church , and the 51st highest crime rate of 482 local areas in Reading .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hexham Road (RG2 7UG) in the last 12 months was 240.6 per 1,000 residents and was 180.2% 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 39 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 50 (≈ 156.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 28.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hexham Road (RG2 7UG), the main crime hotspot is near Bamburgh Close. Police recorded 70 crimes here, including 46 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Hexham Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newcastle Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Ella Garett Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Salcombe Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Corbridge Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Corbridge Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Salcombe Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Salcombe Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stanhope Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newcastle Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Newcastle Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ella Garett Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Ella Garett Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Bamburgh Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bamburgh Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bamburgh Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bamburgh Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bamburgh Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bamburgh Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Morpeth Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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