Total Crime Rate

737.5 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 737.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 650.0 10/10
  • Robbery 37.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 16.7 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.2 3/10
  • Other theft 4.2 4/10
  • Public order 4.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Walnut Way area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Norcot , and the 8th 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 Walnut Way (RG30 4TD) in the last 12 months was 737.5 per 1,000 residents and was 518.2% higher than the Norcot average (119.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 156 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 58.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 14.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Walnut Way (RG30 4TD), the main crime hotspot is near The Triangle. Police recorded 176 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 Walnut Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (27/27)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Triangle —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woodland Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery The Triangle Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting The Triangle Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting The Triangle Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting The Triangle Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting The Triangle Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting The Triangle Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting The Triangle Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting The Triangle Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting The Triangle Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting The Triangle Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Triangle Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Bran Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Bran Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bran Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bran Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bran Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bran Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Mayfair Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mayfair Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mayfair Under investigation
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Data Sources

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