Total Crime Rate
22.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Alandale Close area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 77 local areas in Church , and the 81st lowest crime rate of 488 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 Alandale Close (RG2 8JP) in the last 12 months was 22.0 per 1,000 residents and was 79.1% lower 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 12.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Alandale Close (RG2 8JP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 188 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Exwick Square (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Church| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Foxhays Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Holberton Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Foxhays Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Anson Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Anson Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Anson Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Pascal Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Gratton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cooper Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Cooper Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Southglade | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Mortimer Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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