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

Whitley Wood Road area has the 29th lowest crime rate of 77 local areas in Church , and the 216th lowest crime rate of 488 local areas in Reading .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Whitley Wood Road (RG2 8JS) in the last 12 months was 56.0 per 1,000 residents and was 46.9% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 24.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

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