Total Crime Rate

857.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

96.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 857.1 10/10
  • Shoplifting 698.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 96.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 57.9 9/10
  • Robbery 30.9 10/10
  • Other theft 19.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.6 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.6 8/10
  • Drugs 7.7 7/10
  • Public order 7.7 6/10
  • Burglary 3.9 4/10
  • Other crime 3.9 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.9 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Sona Gardens area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 49 local areas in Norcot , and the 7th highest crime rate of 482 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 Sona Gardens (RG30 6BE) in the last 12 months was 857.1 per 1,000 residents and was 603.0% higher than the Norcot average (121.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 181 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 217.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 96.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 13.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( -1.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sona Gardens (RG30 6BE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 194 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Teviot Road (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Sona Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/44)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Spode Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Blundells Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Teviot Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Green Acre Mount —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Spode Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Recreation Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Teviot Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Hirstwood Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kentwood Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hirstwood Under investigation
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Data Sources

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