Total Crime Rate

57.1 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 57.1 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 41.3 8/10
  • Other theft 9.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.2 1/10
  • Burglary 3.2 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

The Meadway area has the 23rd lowest crime rate of 50 local areas in Norcot , and the 221st lowest crime rate of 488 local areas in Reading .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around The Meadway (RG30 4AL) in the last 12 months was 57.1 per 1,000 residents and was 52.1% lower 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( 50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 41.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 44.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 1.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Meadway (RG30 4AL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Wye Close, where police recorded 26 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Stoneham Close (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in The Meadway area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stoneham Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Poole Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Wye Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Tern Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tern Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Elvaston Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Elvaston Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Sundial Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wye Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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