Total Crime Rate

204.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

98.7 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 204.0 9/10
  • Violent crimes 98.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 82.2 10/10
  • Other theft 32.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 23.0 10/10
  • Public order 13.2 8/10
  • Shoplifting 13.2 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.9 5/10
  • Other crime 6.6 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.3 4/10
  • Burglary 3.3 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.3 5/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Hartland Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 76 local areas in Church , and the 56th 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 Hartland Road (RG2 8AB) in the last 12 months was 204.0 per 1,000 residents and was 137.5% 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 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 98.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -76.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hartland Road (RG2 8AB), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 46 crimes here, including 30 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Hartland Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (26/26)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Corinne Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Stratton Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Chagford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Chagford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Chagford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Chagford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chagford Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Merrivale Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stratton Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Corinne Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Corinne Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Stratton Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Corinne Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sheldon Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ambrook Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ambrook Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alphington Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alphington Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Helston Gardens Under investigation
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Data Sources

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