Total Crime Rate

187.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

106.0 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 187.6 9/10
  • Violent crimes 106.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 90.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 39.7 9/10
  • Public order 13.3 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.0 7/10
  • Other theft 11.0 8/10
  • Drugs 8.8 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.8 7/10
  • Burglary 2.2 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Exwick Square area has the 13th highest crime rate of 76 local areas in Church , and the 66th 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 Exwick Square (RG2 8NB) in the last 12 months was 187.6 per 1,000 residents and was 118.5% higher than the Church average (85.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 41 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 48 (≈ 106.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 11.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Exwick Square (RG2 8NB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sports/Recreation Area, where police recorded 30 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Exwick Square (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Exwick Square area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Exwick Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Exwick Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Holberton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Durham Close
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Durham Close
Apr 2026Shoplifting Durham Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Holberton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gratton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Exwick Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Hartland Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area
Apr 2026Public order Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Foxhays Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Foxhays Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Foxhays Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hartland Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Foxhays Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Denbury Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rowdell Drive Under investigation

Data Sources

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