Crime Rates at Lamerton Road, Reading, RG2 8AS

Lamerton Road area has the 31st lowest crime rate of 76 local areas in Church , and the 220th lowest crime rate of 482 local areas in Reading .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lamerton Road (RG2 8AS) in the last 12 months was 59.6 per 1,000 residents and was 30.6% lower 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -8.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 37.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lamerton Road (RG2 8AS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Chagford Road, where police recorded 35 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ambrook Road (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.