Crime Rates at Birch Green, Reading, RG2 8HS

Birch Green area has the 9th highest crime rate of 38 local areas in Hillside , and the 69th highest crime rate of 523 local areas in Wokingham .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Birch Green (RG2 8HS) in the last 12 months was 82.8 per 1,000 residents and was 94.8% 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 Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 36.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 27.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Birch Green (RG2 8HS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Holberton Road, where police recorded 16 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Foxhays Road (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.