Crime Rates at Whitley Wood Road, Reading, RG2 8JA

Whitley Wood Road area has the 23rd highest crime rate of 77 local areas in Church , and the 134th highest crime rate of 488 local areas in Reading .

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 Whitley Wood Road (RG2 8JA) in the last 12 months was 120.5 per 1,000 residents and was 14.3% higher than the Church average (105.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -4.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 81.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Whitley Wood Road (RG2 8JA), 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.