Total Crime Rate

67.6 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 67.6 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.3 6/10
  • Other theft 10.8 8/10
  • Public order 10.8 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.4 4/10
  • Drugs 5.4 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.7 1/10
  • Other crime 2.7 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Harness Close area has the 36th lowest crime rate of 77 local areas in Church , and the 242nd highest crime rate of 488 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 Harness Close (RG2 8PF) in the last 12 months was 67.6 per 1,000 residents and was 35.9% lower than the Church average (105.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 40.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Harness Close (RG2 8PF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Kingsley Close, where police recorded 19 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lexington Grove (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Harness Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Vernon Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Copenhagen Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Swallowfield Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Swallowfield Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Village Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Maying —
Sep 2025Other crime Farmers Close Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

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