Total Crime Rate

69.3 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 69.3 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.3 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.0 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.0 7/10
  • Burglary 7.3 7/10
  • Other theft 7.3 6/10
  • Drugs 3.7 4/10
  • Other crime 3.7 5/10
  • Public order 3.7 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.7 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Vernon Crescent area has the 37th lowest crime rate of 77 local areas in Church , and the 238th 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 Vernon Crescent (RG2 8TS) in the last 12 months was 69.3 per 1,000 residents and was 34.2% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 21.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 1433.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Vernon Crescent (RG2 8TS), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 54 crimes here, including 30 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Vernon Crescent area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Village Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Heroes Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Poldark Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Poldark Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Heroes Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Copenhagen Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Heroes Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ashby Court —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Tidman Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Maying —
Sep 2025Robbery Swallowfield Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Swallowfield Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Vernon Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Farmers Close Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

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