Total Crime Rate

66.9 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

23.3 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 66.9 6/10
  • Violent crimes 23.3 5/10
  • Other theft 23.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.4 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.8 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.8 5/10
  • Burglary 2.9 2/10
  • Drugs 2.9 2/10
  • Other crime 2.9 3/10
  • Public order 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Hollydale Close area has the 34th lowest crime rate of 76 local areas in Church , and the 241st 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 Hollydale Close (RG2 8LL) in the last 12 months was 66.9 per 1,000 residents and was 22.1% lower than the Church average (85.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -36.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 23.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hollydale Close (RG2 8LL), the main crime hotspot is near Laburnum Gardens. Police recorded 16 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Hollydale Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Cherry Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Mitford Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Cherry Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brybur Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Brybur Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Brybur Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cherry Grove
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Willow Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Newstead Rise Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rushden Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Egerton Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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