Total Crime Rate

71.7 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 71.7 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 28.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.1 6/10
  • Other crime 7.2 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.6 3/10
  • Public order 3.6 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Kentwood Hill area has the 5th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Kentwood , and the 230th 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 Kentwood Hill (RG31 6JG) in the last 12 months was 71.7 per 1,000 residents and was 6.5% lower than the Kentwood average (76.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 166.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -46.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 28.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 44.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kentwood Hill (RG31 6JG), the main crime hotspot is near Coniston Drive. Police recorded 33 crimes here, including 16 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 (23/23)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Coniston Drive —
Sep 2025Other theft Coniston Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brendon Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Derwent Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Western Oaks Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Coniston Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Coniston Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Coniston Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Coniston Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Coniston Drive —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kentwood Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Vale Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rodway Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Rodway Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Overlanders End Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Overlanders End Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Overlanders End Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Western Oaks Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kentwood Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Western Oaks Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kentwood Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dudley Mews —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Dudley Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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