Crime Rates at Westleigh Drive, Sonning Common, Reading, RG4 9LB

Westleigh Drive area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 17 local areas in Kidmore End & Whitchurch , and the 161st lowest 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 Westleigh Drive (RG4 9LB) in the last 12 months was 27.0 per 1,000 residents and was 14.4% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 18.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -8.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Westleigh Drive (RG4 9LB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Police Station, where police recorded 8 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Kennylands Road (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.