Total Crime Rate

148.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 148.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 46.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 29.8 9/10
  • Public order 21.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.8 8/10
  • Other theft 12.8 9/10
  • Drugs 8.5 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.5 7/10
  • Burglary 4.3 5/10
  • Theft from the person 4.3 6/10
  • 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
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

Hursley Close area has the 8th highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Norcot , and the 94th highest crime rate of 488 local areas in Reading .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hursley Close (RG30 4SA) in the last 12 months was 148.9 per 1,000 residents and was 24.8% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 68.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 8.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hursley Close (RG30 4SA), the main crime hotspot is near Teviot Road. Police recorded 20 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Hursley Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Bran Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woodland Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Heathfield Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bran Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Maple Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bran Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bran Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bran Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Bran Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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