Total Crime Rate

578.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

72.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 578.8 10/10
  • Shoplifting 457.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 72.7 9/10
  • Robbery 30.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.2 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.2 7/10
  • Public order 18.2 9/10
  • Other theft 12.1 8/10
  • Drugs 9.1 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.1 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Whitley Wood Road area has the highest crime rate of 76 local areas in Church , and the 12th highest crime rate of 482 local areas in Reading .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Whitley Wood Road (RG2 8LD) in the last 12 months was 578.8 per 1,000 residents and was 574.0% higher than the Church average (85.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 151 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 233.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -27.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 72.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 3.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Whitley Wood Road (RG2 8LD), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 180 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Whitley Wood Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/30)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mylum Close Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Margaret Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mylum Close Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gratton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Mortimer Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Railton Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Whitley Wood Lane —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whitley Wood Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Studland Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whitley Wood Lane Under investigation
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Data Sources

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