Total Crime Rate

75.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

56.8 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 75.7 7/10
  • Violent crimes 56.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 40.5 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.1 6/10
  • Public order 8.1 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.7 1/10
  • Drugs 2.7 2/10
  • Other crime 2.7 2/10
  • Other theft 2.7 1/10
  • Robbery 2.7 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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

Village Close area has the 38th highest crime rate of 76 local areas in Church , and the 219th highest crime rate of 482 local areas in Reading .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Village Close (RG2 8PE) in the last 12 months was 75.7 per 1,000 residents and was 11.9% lower 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 7.1% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 56.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Village Close (RG2 8PE), the main crime hotspot is near Whitley Wood Lane. Police recorded 15 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Village Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Copenhagen Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Wrenswood Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Farmers Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Farmers Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Whitley Wood Lane —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whitley Wood Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whitley Wood Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Village Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bobgreen Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bobgreen Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Wrenswood Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lexington Grove —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vernon Crescent Under investigation
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Data Sources

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