Total Crime Rate

88.5 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

52.6 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 88.5 7/10
  • Violent crimes 52.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 50.2 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.4 8/10
  • Other theft 9.6 8/10
  • Burglary 4.8 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.8 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.4 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.4 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
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

Lowfield Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Emmer Green , and the 184th 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 Lowfield Road (RG4 6ND) in the last 12 months was 88.5 per 1,000 residents and was 177.1% higher than the Emmer Green average (31.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 52.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 57.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lowfield Road (RG4 6ND), the main crime hotspot is near Almond Drive. Police recorded 12 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Lowfield Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Montfort Gate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Almond Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Blackwater Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Blackwater Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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