Crime Rates at Oldfield Close, Earley, Reading, RG6 1HP

Oldfield Close area has the 10th highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Maiden Erlegh & Whitegates , and the 146th highest crime rate of 523 local areas in Wokingham .

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 Oldfield Close (RG6 1HP) in the last 12 months was 49.7 per 1,000 residents and was 10.6% higher than the Maiden Erlegh & Whitegates average (44.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Vehicle crime ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 33.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -21.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Oldfield Close (RG6 1HP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Culver Lane, where police recorded 12 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Further/Higher Educational Building (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.