Total Crime Rate

74.3 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 74.3 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 49.5 8/10
  • Public order 9.3 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.2 3/10
  • Burglary 3.1 3/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Other theft 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Southcote Lane area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Norcot , and the 215th 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 Southcote Lane (RG30 3BJ) in the last 12 months was 74.3 per 1,000 residents and was 37.7% lower than the Norcot average (119.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 58.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -3.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Southcote Lane (RG30 3BJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 66 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Kestrel Way (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Southcote Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Frogmore Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kestrel Way —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Frogmore Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Frogmore Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Burrcroft Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Morlands Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Byefield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Garston Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Frogmore Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Inkpen Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Inkpen Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Inkpen Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kestrel Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Kestrel Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Frogmore Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Dwyer Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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