Crime Rates at Pingewood Close, Burghfield, Reading, RG30 3XT

Pingewood Close area has the highest crime rate of 18 local areas in Burghfield & Mortimer , and the 7th highest crime rate of 491 local areas in West Berkshire .

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 Pingewood Close (RG30 3XT) in the last 12 months was 452.1 per 1,000 residents and was 489.4% higher than the Burghfield & Mortimer average (76.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 32 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 30.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 39 (≈ 178.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 2.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Pingewood Close (RG30 3XT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Park/Open Space, where police recorded 5 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Pingewood Close (2 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.