Total Crime Rate

276.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

136.0 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 276.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 136.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 96.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 79.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 35.1 9/10
  • Public order 21.9 9/10
  • Robbery 17.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.8 6/10
  • Other crime 8.8 9/10
  • Burglary 4.4 5/10
  • Other theft 4.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Kidmore End Road area has the highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Emmer Green , and the 38th 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 Kidmore End Road (RG4 8SD) in the last 12 months was 276.3 per 1,000 residents and was 765.1% 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 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 136.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 24.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kidmore End Road (RG4 8SD), the main crime hotspot is near Cavendish Road. Police recorded 36 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 Kidmore End Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cavendish Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cavendish Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burnham Rise Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Cavendish Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cavendish Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cavendish Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cavendish Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Unity Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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