Crime Rates at Blandford Road, Reading, RG2 8RS

Blandford Road area has the 31st highest crime rate of 76 local areas in Church , and the 168th highest crime rate of 482 local areas in Reading .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Blandford Road (RG2 8RS) in the last 12 months was 94.2 per 1,000 residents and was 9.7% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 54.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Blandford Road (RG2 8RS), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 180 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.