Total Crime Rate

89.8 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

71.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 89.8 7/10
  • Violent crimes 71.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 61.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.3 5/10
  • Public order 6.2 5/10
  • Burglary 3.1 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.1 2/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Robbery 3.1 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Inkpen Close area has the 16th highest crime rate of 49 local areas in Norcot , and the 178th highest crime rate of 482 local areas in Reading .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Inkpen Close (RG30 3JS) in the last 12 months was 89.8 per 1,000 residents and was 26.4% 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 71.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 27.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Inkpen Close (RG30 3JS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 46 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.

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Crime Over Time in Inkpen Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Garston Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Inkpen Close Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Garston Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Kestrel Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Byefield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Byefield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Byefield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Garston Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Kestrel Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brunel Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Kestrel Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Inkpen Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Inkpen Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Inkpen Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Inkpen Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kestrel Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Appleford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Appleford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Appleford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Appleford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Appleford Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hastings Close Under investigation

Data Sources

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