Total Crime Rate

5.5 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 5.5 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.7 2/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 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

Pierces Hill area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 24 local areas in Kentwood , and the 10th 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 Pierces Hill (RG31 6RB) in the last 12 months was 5.5 per 1,000 residents and was 92.9% 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 1 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 Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY).

In the area around Pierces Hill (RG31 6RB), 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 Wardle Avenue (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Pierces Hill area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Thistledown Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elmstone Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Elmstone Drive Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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