Total Crime Rate

20.0 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 20.0 2/10
  • Public order 14.3 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.9 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 2.9 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Lambourne Close area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 24 local areas in Kentwood , and the 75th lowest crime rate of 488 local areas in Reading .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lambourne Close (RG31 5BE) in the last 12 months was 20.0 per 1,000 residents and was 73.9% lower than the Kentwood average (76.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Public order with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 17.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 500.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -82.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lambourne Close (RG31 5BE), 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 Lambourne Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting The Triangle Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting The Triangle Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mayfair Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mayfair Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Mayfair Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grafton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Triangle —
Sep 2025Robbery The Triangle Under investigation
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 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 2025Violence and sexual offences Woodland Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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