Total Crime Rate

193.1 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 193.1 9/10
  • Shoplifting 63.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 49.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 28.8 9/10
  • Public order 20.2 9/10
  • Other theft 8.7 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.8 5/10
  • Drugs 5.8 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.8 5/10
  • Burglary 2.9 2/10
  • Other crime 2.9 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Church Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Park , and the 61st 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 Church Road (RG6 1EY) in the last 12 months was 193.1 per 1,000 residents and was 103.9% higher than the Park average (94.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 250.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -78.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 69.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Church Road (RG6 1EY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 118 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Petrol Station (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Church Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mays Lane —
Sep 2025Public order B3350 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Heath Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mays Lane —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brackendale Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order B3350 Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Holmes Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Holmes Road —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Earley Hill Road —
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Data Sources

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