Crime Rates at Vickers Close, Shinfield, Reading, RG2 9EF

Vickers Close area has the 8th highest crime rate of 38 local areas in Hillside , and the 63rd highest crime rate of 522 local areas in Wokingham .

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 Vickers Close (RG2 9EF) in the last 12 months was 86.8 per 1,000 residents and was 87.4% higher than the Hillside average (46.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 800.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 50.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Vickers Close (RG2 9EF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 106 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Chestnut Crescent (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.