Total Crime Rate

48.7 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

24.3 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 48.7 5/10
  • Violent crimes 24.3 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.6 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.1 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.4 3/10
  • Burglary 2.7 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.7 1/10
  • Other crime 2.7 2/10
  • Other theft 2.7 1/10
  • Public order 2.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Pottery Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Kentwood , and the 179th lowest crime rate of 482 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 Pottery Road (RG30 6BA) in the last 12 months was 48.7 per 1,000 residents and was 29.5% lower than the Kentwood average (69.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 24.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Pottery Road (RG30 6BA), the main crime hotspot is near Kentwood Hill. Police recorded 21 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 Pottery Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kentwood Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kentwood Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hirstwood Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hirstwood Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Rodway Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rodway Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Vale Crescent —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kentwood Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Kentwood Hill Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Burglary Spode Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Brendon Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Spode Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Holkam Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Pottery Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dresden Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kentwood Hill —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Hirstwood Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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