Total Crime Rate

133.8 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 133.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 55.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 22.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.6 7/10
  • Public order 14.9 9/10
  • Drugs 7.4 7/10
  • Other theft 7.4 7/10
  • Burglary 3.7 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.7 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
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

Appleford Road area has the 12th highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Norcot , and the 111th 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 Appleford Road (RG30 3NY) in the last 12 months was 133.8 per 1,000 residents and was 12.2% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 70.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -24.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Appleford Road (RG30 3NY), the main crime hotspot is near Kestrel Way. Police recorded 25 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Appleford Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bath Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Morlands Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Sharnwood Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sharnwood Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Dwyer Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kestrel Way —
Sep 2025Public order Kestrel Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kestrel Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Sharnwood Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Poplar Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Poplar Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bath Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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