Crime Rates at Hatford Road, Reading, RG30 3JA

Hatford Road area has the 21st highest crime rate of 49 local areas in Norcot , and the 206th highest crime rate of 482 local areas in Reading .

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 Hatford Road (RG30 3JA) in the last 12 months was 80.1 per 1,000 residents and was 34.3% lower than the Norcot average (121.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 27.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 60.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -23.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hatford Road (RG30 3JA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sports/Recreation Area, where police recorded 44 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Inkpen Close (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.