Crime Rates at Wheatley Close, Reading, RG2 8LP

Wheatley 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 Wheatley Close (RG2 8LP) 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 Wheatley Close (RG2 8LP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shinfield Rise, where police recorded 21 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Laburnum Gardens (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.