Total Crime Rate
17.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Holford Close area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 24 local areas in Kentwood , and the 56th lowest crime rate of 488 local areas in Reading .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Holford Close (RG31 5PB) in the last 12 months was 17.0 per 1,000 residents and was 77.9% lower 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 66.7% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 14.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Holford Close (RG31 5PB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Prince William Drive, where police recorded 6 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Holford Close (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Kentwood| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Thistledown | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Elmstone Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Elmstone Drive | Under investigation |
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