Crime Rates at Hartland Road, Reading, RG2 8BT

Hartland Road area has the 27th highest crime rate of 76 local areas in Church , and the 152nd highest crime rate of 482 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 Hartland Road (RG2 8BT) in the last 12 months was 101.1 per 1,000 residents and was 17.7% 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 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 73.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hartland Road (RG2 8BT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sports/Recreation Area, where police recorded 30 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Exwick Square (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.