Crime Rates at Melksham Close, Lower Earley, Reading, RG6 4AU

Melksham Close area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 38 local areas in Hillside , and the 141st lowest crime rate of 523 local areas in Wokingham .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Melksham Close (RG6 4AU) in the last 12 months was 17.0 per 1,000 residents and was 60.1% lower than the Hillside average (42.5 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 Bicycle theft 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 4 (≈ 11.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -10.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Melksham Close (RG6 4AU), the main crime hotspot is near Wavell Close. Police recorded 13 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.