Crime Rates at Garden Mews, Reading, RG30 2HD

Garden Mews area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 26 local areas in Coley , and the 79th lowest crime rate of 488 local areas in Reading .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Garden Mews (RG30 2HD) in the last 12 months was 21.0 per 1,000 residents and was 73.8% lower than the Coley average (79.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 9.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Garden Mews (RG30 2HD), the main crime hotspot is near Connaught Road. Police recorded 45 crimes here, including 35 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.