Crime Rates at Westlands Avenue, Reading, RG2 8EW

Westlands Avenue area has the 11th highest crime rate of 38 local areas in Hillside , and the 88th highest crime rate of 522 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 Westlands Avenue (RG2 8EW) in the last 12 months was 74.7 per 1,000 residents and was 61.3% higher than the Hillside average (46.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 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 Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 40.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 36.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 34.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Westlands Avenue (RG2 8EW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 92 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Shinfield Road (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.