Total Crime Rate

46.5 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

11.6 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 46.5 5/10
  • Violent crimes 11.6 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 8.7 2/10
  • Drugs 5.8 6/10
  • Other crime 5.8 7/10
  • Other theft 5.8 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.9 1/10
  • Burglary 2.9 2/10
  • Public order 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Earley Hill Road area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 24 local areas in Park , and the 169th lowest crime rate of 482 local areas in Reading .

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 Earley Hill Road (RG6 7BJ) in the last 12 months was 46.5 per 1,000 residents and was 56.4% lower than the Park average (106.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 11.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -90.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Earley Hill Road (RG6 7BJ), 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 Earley Hill Road area

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

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