Total Crime Rate

236.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 236.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 79.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 48.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 39.5 8/10
  • Public order 26.3 10/10
  • Robbery 17.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.2 8/10
  • Burglary 4.4 5/10
  • Drugs 4.4 5/10
  • Other theft 4.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · 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 25 local areas in Emmer Green , and the 42nd highest crime rate of 488 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 236.8 per 1,000 residents and was 751.3% higher than the Emmer Green average (27.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 350.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 122.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 47.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kidmore End Road (RG4 8SD), the main crime hotspot is near Cavendish Road. Police recorded 22 crimes here, including 9 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
Sep 2025Burglary Lyefield Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Unity Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Unity Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Cavendish Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Burleigh Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Fishers Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Buckingham Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Buckingham Drive Under investigation
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Data Sources

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