Total Crime Rate

105.8 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 105.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 38.5 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 25.6 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.8 8/10
  • Other theft 6.4 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.2 4/10
  • Burglary 3.2 3/10
  • Drugs 3.2 3/10
  • Other crime 3.2 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.2 4/10
  • Public order 3.2 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.2 2/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Vale Crescent area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Kentwood , and the 153rd 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 Vale Crescent (RG30 6EB) in the last 12 months was 105.8 per 1,000 residents and was 38.0% higher than the Kentwood average (76.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 166.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 44.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 6.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Vale Crescent (RG30 6EB), the main crime hotspot is near Coniston Drive. Police recorded 33 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Vale Crescent area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (22/22)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Rodway Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dudley Mews —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kentwood Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kentwood Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kentwood Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brendon Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Coniston Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Coniston Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Coniston Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Coniston Drive —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Coniston Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Coniston Drive —
Sep 2025Other theft Derwent Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Western Oaks Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Western Oaks Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Western Oaks Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Portmeirion Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Portmeirion Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Tuscan Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rodway Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Vale Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Coniston Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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