Crime Rates at Valentine Close, Reading, RG2 8EU

Valentine Close area has the 10th highest crime rate of 38 local areas in Hillside , and the 77th highest crime rate of 523 local areas in Wokingham .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Valentine Close (RG2 8EU) in the last 12 months was 77.3 per 1,000 residents and was 81.9% higher than the Hillside average (42.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 66.7% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 32.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -14.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Valentine Close (RG2 8EU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shinfield Rise, where police recorded 21 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Wavell Close (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.