Total Crime Rate

103.8 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

40.4 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 103.8 8/10
  • Violent crimes 40.4 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.6 7/10
  • Shoplifting 17.3 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.4 7/10
  • Other theft 14.4 9/10
  • Burglary 5.8 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.8 5/10
  • Public order 5.8 5/10
  • Other crime 2.9 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Whiteknights Road area has the 7th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Park , and the 148th highest crime rate of 482 local areas in Reading .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Whiteknights Road (RG6 7BD) in the last 12 months was 103.8 per 1,000 residents and was 2.8% lower than the Park average (106.8 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 Public order ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 40.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -41.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Whiteknights Road (RG6 7BD), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 96 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Whiteknights Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Heath Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Melrose Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Melrose Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Knapp Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Earley Hill Road —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Holmes Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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