Total Crime Rate

21.4 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

2.1 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 21.4 2/10
  • Burglary 4.3 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.3 4/10
  • Other theft 4.3 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.3 4/10
  • Violent crimes 2.1 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.1 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 2.1 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
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

Reading Road area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 17 local areas in Kidmore End & Whitchurch , and the 122nd lowest crime rate of 452 local areas in South Oxfordshire .

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 Reading Road (RG4 9HE) in the last 12 months was 21.4 per 1,000 residents and was 32.0% lower than the Kidmore End & Whitchurch average (31.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 2.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Reading Road (RG4 9HE), the main crime hotspot is near Fox Heath Gardens, with 3 recorded incidents. This location is within roughly 0.3 miles of the postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Reading Road area

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Data Sources

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