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

Whitley Wood Road area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 76 local areas in Church , and the 73rd lowest crime rate of 482 local areas in Reading .

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 Whitley Wood Road (RG2 8JG) in the last 12 months was 22.0 per 1,000 residents and was 74.4% lower than the Church average (85.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 9.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -84.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

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