Crime Rates at Heather Close, Sonning Common, Reading, RG4 9EF

Heather Close area has the 6th highest crime rate of 17 local areas in Kidmore End & Whitchurch , and the 175th highest crime rate of 452 local areas in South Oxfordshire .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Heather Close (RG4 9EF) in the last 12 months was 44.6 per 1,000 residents and was 41.8% higher than the Kidmore End & Whitchurch average (31.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Public order ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 26.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Heather Close (RG4 9EF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 15 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Police Station (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.