Total Crime Rate

1238.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 1238.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 661.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 125.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 122.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 111.1 10/10
  • Public order 111.1 10/10
  • Other theft 44.4 10/10
  • Robbery 25.0 10/10
  • Drugs 13.9 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.3 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.6 8/10
  • Theft from the person 5.6 7/10
  • Burglary 2.8 2/10
  • Other crime 2.8 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Burghfield Road area has the highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Norcot , and the 4th 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 Burghfield Road (RG30 3NH) in the last 12 months was 1238.9 per 1,000 residents and was 938.5% 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 238 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 287 (≈ 797.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 109.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Burghfield Road (RG30 3NH), 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 Burghfield Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bath Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Kestrel Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Morlands Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Burrcroft Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Frogmore Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Frogmore Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Frogmore Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Frogmore Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Frogmore Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Garston Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Inkpen Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bath Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Inkpen Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kestrel Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Inkpen Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Dwyer Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kestrel Way —
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Data Sources

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