Total Crime Rate

76.7 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 76.7 7/10
  • Other theft 17.7 9/10
  • Shoplifting 17.7 6/10
  • Public order 11.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 8.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.9 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.9 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.0 1/10
  • Burglary 3.0 2/10
  • Robbery 3.0 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Westwood Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Kentwood , and the 211th highest 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 Westwood Road (RG31 5PW) in the last 12 months was 76.7 per 1,000 residents and was 0.0% higher than the Kentwood average (76.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 23.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Westwood Road (RG31 5PW), 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 Westwood Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting The Triangle Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting The Triangle Under investigation
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 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 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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