Total Crime Rate

79.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 79.7 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 32.5 7/10
  • Drugs 11.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.9 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.9 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.9 3/10
  • Public order 5.9 5/10
  • Other crime 3.0 3/10
  • Other theft 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Stockton Road area has the 35th highest crime rate of 77 local areas in Church , and the 201st highest crime rate of 488 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 Stockton Road (RG2 8AP) in the last 12 months was 79.7 per 1,000 residents and was 24.4% lower 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 38.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -23.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Stockton Road (RG2 8AP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Chagford Road, where police recorded 26 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Landrake Crescent (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Stockton Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Merton Road North Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Chagford Road —
Sep 2025Public order Ambrook Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Ambrook Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Redruth Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ambrook Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ambrook Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Corinne Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ambrook Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Denbury Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ambrook Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ambrook Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chagford Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chagford Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Chagford Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Chagford Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Chagford Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Chagford Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stratton Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Camelford Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Landrake Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Newlyn Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Helston Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Merton Road South Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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