Crime Rates at Shinfield Road, Reading, RG2 8HP

Shinfield Road area has the 14th highest crime rate of 38 local areas in Hillside , and the 108th highest crime rate of 523 local areas in Wokingham .

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 Shinfield Road (RG2 8HP) in the last 12 months was 62.3 per 1,000 residents and was 46.6% higher than the Hillside average (42.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 233.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 15.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 54.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Shinfield Road (RG2 8HP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 64 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Laburnum Gardens (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.