Total Crime Rate
20.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Beverley Road 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 Beverley Road (RG31 5PT) 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 Beverley Road (RG31 5PT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Albert Illsley Close, where police recorded 8 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lambourne Close (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Kentwood| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Elmstone Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Elmstone Drive | Under investigation |
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