Total Crime Rate

287.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

177.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 287.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 177.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 145.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 26.6 10/10
  • Other theft 23.7 10/10
  • Public order 23.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.8 6/10
  • Other crime 11.8 10/10
  • Shoplifting 11.8 6/10
  • Burglary 8.9 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.9 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.9 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.0 3/10
  • Drugs 3.0 2/10
  • Robbery 3.0 3/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Kentwood Hill area has the highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Kentwood , and the 35th highest crime rate of 482 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 Kentwood Hill (RG31 6JD) in the last 12 months was 287.0 per 1,000 residents and was 316.1% higher than the Kentwood average (69.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 49 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 60 (≈ 177.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 1.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 29.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kentwood Hill (RG31 6JD), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 42 crimes here, including 32 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Kentwood Hill area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Grasmere Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Overlanders End Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Western Oaks Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Western Oaks Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Western Oaks Local resolution
Apr 2026Burglary Western Oaks Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Rodway Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rodway Road —
Apr 2026Public order Overlanders End Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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