Crime Rates at Songbird Close, Shinfield, Reading, RG2 9AB

Songbird Close area has the 4th highest crime rate of 38 local areas in Hillside , and the 35th highest crime rate of 523 local areas in Wokingham .

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 Songbird Close (RG2 9AB) in the last 12 months was 122.1 per 1,000 residents and was 187.2% higher than the Hillside average (42.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 64.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 38.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 34.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Songbird Close (RG2 9AB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 30 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parker Close (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.