Total Crime Rate
157.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Aldworth Close area has the 7th highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Norcot , and the 86th highest crime rate of 488 local areas in Reading .
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 Aldworth Close (RG30 3ER) in the last 12 months was 157.7 per 1,000 residents and was 32.2% higher 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 84.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -26.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 41.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Aldworth Close (RG30 3ER), the main crime hotspot is near Fawley Road. Police recorded 39 crimes here, including 30 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Norcot| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Amethyst Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Aldworth Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Dorchester Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Amethyst Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Faircross Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Elvian Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Ruhemann Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Silchester Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Silchester Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Silchester Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Inglewood Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Aldworth Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Aldworth Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Aldworth Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Aldworth Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Fawley Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Southcote Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Fawley Road | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Fawley Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Fawley Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Fawley Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Fawley Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Fawley Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Southcote Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Fawley Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Fawley Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Fawley Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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