Crime Rates at Longridge Close, Reading, RG30 2QF

Longridge Close area has the 26th lowest crime rate of 57 local areas in Battle , and the 194th 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 Longridge Close (RG30 2QF) in the last 12 months was 82.2 per 1,000 residents and was 28.9% lower than the Battle average (115.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 36.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( -1.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Longridge Close (RG30 2QF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Craig Avenue, where police recorded 31 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near St George'S Terrace (22 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.