Total Crime Rate

15.7 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 15.7 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.9 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.2 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 2.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Reading Road area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 18 local areas in Burghfield & Mortimer , and the 73rd lowest crime rate of 490 local areas in West Berkshire .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Reading Road (RG7 3BU) in the last 12 months was 15.7 per 1,000 residents and was 77.7% lower than the Burghfield & Mortimer average (70.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 2.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Reading Road (RG7 3BU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Reading Road, where police recorded 11 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Russet Glade (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Reading Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Springwood Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bunces Lane —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bunces Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Springwood Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Auclum Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Reading Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Springwood Close —
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Data Sources

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