Crime Rates at Shinfield Road, Reading, RG2 8EX

Shinfield Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 77 local areas in Church , and the 27th highest crime rate of 488 local areas in Reading .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Shinfield Road (RG2 8EX) in the last 12 months was 322.1 per 1,000 residents and was 205.6% higher than the Church average (105.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 74 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 64.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 9.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Shinfield Road (RG2 8EX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 92 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Beech Road (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.