Total Crime Rate
66.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
23.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Hollydale 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.
View Crime In Reading| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Cherry Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Mitford Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Cherry Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Brybur Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Brybur Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Brybur Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Cherry Grove | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Willow Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Newstead Rise | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rushden Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Egerton Road | Under investigation |
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